Mango is a popular tropical fruit with several species and varieties. It can be grown in south Florida and Hawaii, as well as heated greenhouses. It is reported to be relative easy to grow from seed, but may not necessarily come true to type. I have yet to do this successfully, but this was apparently due to leaving out a couple of steps, namely taking the seed out of the pit and planting it in warm soil when it is fresh and white rather than dried out and gray or brown. A couple of plants would also be necessary for cross pollination to produce fruit. Due to mango being in the sumac family along with poison ivy/oak/sumac, Toxicodendron Mill., some caution should be exercised, especially for those that are extremely sensitive, since the leaves and even the skin of the fruit is reported to contain the same chemical, urushiol, that cause the infamous dermatitis. Maybe that is how I got a few such blister without knowing exactly when I got into some poison ivy. At worst you can avoid the skin by getting dried and/or canned mango.
