Alphonso Mango Tree

Alphonso Mango Tree — Sweet, Aromatic & Full of Tradition

Bring one of India’s most celebrated mangoes to your garden with the Alphonso Mango Tree (Mangifera indica ‘Alphonso’). Its rich sweetness, fragrant aroma, and smooth flesh make it a wonderful fruit to savor fresh—or turn into a refreshing mango drink on a warm afternoon.

For gardeners who love discovering different mango flavors, Alphonso offers a delicious addition to a backyard orchard or food forest. This traditional Indian variety is especially associated with the mango-growing regions of western India. National Portal of India

Fruit Taste & Texture

Alphonso is prized for its rich flavor, smooth texture, and highly aromatic flesh. Ripe fruit has deep-orange pulp, making it particularly appealing for fresh eating and blending. Pine Island Nursery

Enjoy your harvest in:

• Fresh mango slices
• Smoothies and mango lassi
• Fruit salads
• Sorbets and frozen treats
• Mango sauces, preserves, and desserts

Fruit Size & Appearance

Alphonso produces medium-sized, oval mangoes. Florida nursery guidance describes fruit typically weighing approximately 8–12 ounces, with skin becoming greenish-yellow to yellow at maturity.

Fruit size, coloring, and sweetness vary with growing conditions and ripeness. Skin color alone should not determine when to harvest. Pine Island Nursery

Tree Size & Garden Placement

Alphonso should be planned as a full-sized mango tree, rather than a naturally dwarf selection.

Provide room for its developing canopy and roots. Regular pruning can help maintain a manageable height and make harvesting easier; final size depends on growing conditions and pruning practices. Gardening Solutions

Botanical Information

Botanical name: Mangifera indica ‘Alphonso’
Cultivar: Alphonso
Other name: Hapus
Origin: India
Plant type: Evergreen tropical fruit tree

Florida Harvest Season

Approximate harvest: Late June–July

Pine Island Nursery lists late June through July for Alphonso in South Florida. Use this as a planning guide for Palm Bay, where weather, flowering dates, and site conditions may shift the season. Pine Island Nursery

Suggested Harvest Planner months: June, July
Season label: Midseason summer mango

Plan Your Harvest Before You Plant.™

Alphonso can fill a summer harvest window in your backyard orchard. Pair it with earlier- or later-ripening mango varieties to extend the season rather than having every tree mature its fruit together.

Use our Harvest Planner to compare harvest windows, and add your tree to My Food Forest to record its actual flowering and harvest dates.

Alphonso Mango Tree Care

Sunlight:
Plant in full sun with good airflow.

Soil:
Choose well-drained soil and avoid locations where water collects.

Watering:
Water consistently while establishing, adjusting to rainfall and soil moisture. Avoid continually saturated roots and overhead watering of flowers and fruit.

Mulching:
Apply organic mulch around the root zone, keeping it away from the trunk.

Fertilizing:
Use a fertilizer appropriate for mango trees, following label directions for the tree’s age and size. Avoid excessive nitrogen.

Cold protection:
Protect young trees during freezing weather. A sheltered, warm planting location is particularly important in Central Florida. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Pruning:
Prune after harvest to maintain access and structure. Avoid delaying major pruning into the period when growth needs to mature for the next flowering season.

Pests and diseases:
Monitor for scale, thrips, mites, anthracnose, and powdery mildew. These problems can affect mango foliage, flowers, or fruit. Gardening Solutions

Growing Alphonso in Palm Bay

Choose a sunny location with protection from cold winds and enough space for continued growth.

Florida’s humid conditions make flower and fruit monitoring important. Help the canopy dry quickly after rain, and direct irrigation toward the root zone rather than wetting flowers and fruit. Local performance can vary, so harvest volume should not be treated as guaranteed. edis.ifas.ufl.edu

Harvesting & Ripening

Harvest mangoes when mature, then allow them to ripen at room temperature. Refrigerate after ripening rather than while the fruit is still immature.

Handle fruit gently to reduce bruising and preserve eating quality. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Quick Growing Information

Grow what you eat. Eat what you grow.™