Dot

The
Dot mango originated in South Florida at the Zill nursery and has become a beloved backyard cultivar due to its exceptional eating quality. It produces fruit that is delightfully
fiberless, with a juicy, aromatic, firm texture and rich, syrupy-sweet flavor balanced by mild citrus undertones. While it lost favor commercially because of disease susceptibility and uneven coloring, it was resurrected in the early 1990s by Frank Smathers at Fairchild’s International
Mango Festival and remains popular among dooryard growers. Gardeners prize its long harvest window—though they often need to harvest promptly once the bright yellow color-break appears to avoid overripening.
It’s valued by mango collectors for its outstanding eating experience—fiberless flesh, aromatic bright orange flesh, and tart-citrusy depth. However, its disease sensitivity and delayed color development serve as cautionary factors for growers in humid or wet climates.