My 1st AZ Home Grown Nam Doc Mai Mango 

Maybe you can graft your desired variety on the seedling 🙂

The NDM did not fruit this year but is pushing lots of growth. That's great to hear it's one of your favorites! I recently acquired a small Sweet Tart mango tree and am excited to see that one grow.

Mangos definitely do not grow in AZ like they do in FL but glad my little tree held onto this one and I got my 1st taste. It's sooo good!

@@EnlightenmentGarden It's a great tasting variety. I have Carrie and East Indian as well. I an gonna get a Mahachanook since I love the taste.

mohachanok is banana mango i think

@valchris11 hello I’m also in central Florida in south Lakeland and recently planted 7 mango trees spring 2023 and am wondering what you do if anything for winter protection? Where in 9b are you? Thanks!!

السلام عليكم صار لي زمان ادور علي بحرين ون عندي تقريبا ستين نوع اذا ممكن نشتري منك شجرتين اكون لك شاكر … الموقع دبي

That's awesome! I've tried Raposa, Mallika, Coconut Cream, Buttercream, Lemon Zest, PPK, Manilla, Tommy Atkins, Kent, Keitt, Ataulfo, Alphonso, Bombay, and Edward from Florida. While taste is personal, my favorite mango variety for flavor is Coconut Cream followed by PPK but IMO nothing beats a home-grown NDM (classic mango taste).

@@EnlightenmentGarden Wonderful - I get a sense on how good Nam Doc Mai must be!! Thank you!! Can't wait to harvest xx

It's hard to say. In an ideal climate they can range from 10'-15' tall and wide. Here I'm thinking maybe half that size. It's dwarf nature makes for a stronger base which makes it stand up to high winds better than large varieties. NDM has very high disease resistance. Ice Cream does not so you may have issues with anthracnose on that one which will require fungicide treatments more often.

Thanks! I use clumping bamboo as a natural over story to protect them from wind in general, frost in winter, and shade in summer. I also heavily mulch to insulate the roots. I also started planting more polyembryonic seedlings as they have a bit higher cold tolerance than grafted plants. I don't employ frost cloth for the mangos but that is very effective for plants that don't have protection from other plants. If you start watching at 9 minutes in from this video I go into more detail on the microclimate and setup - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vQ8jPnVkT_c.html

Greenlife nursery in Phoenix!

She mentioned home grown. Presumably from seed.

Greenlife nursery in Phoenix. I believe all mango varieties are self-fruitful including this one. You only need one.

I did not pick it; the fruit dropped off the tree on its own so it was well ripened. Nam Doc Mai can range from green to yellow skin when ripe.