Neelum, often spelled Neelam, is a South Indian late-season mango known for compact fruit, strong Indian aroma, and dependable production in warm climates.
Mango Characteristics
Origin: India
Flavor: Indian
Sweetness: Excellent
Brix: N/A
Sourness: Mild
Fiber: Little
Fruit Size: Small
Eaten Green: No
Production: Good
Season: Late
Growth: Average
Disease Resistant: Good
Tree Size: Medium
Small-yard: Yes (with maintenance)
Container: Yes
Seed Type: Polyembryonic
Neelum Mango Overview
Also known as: Neelam
Neelum belongs in the indian flavor lane on Mangopedia. For growers and collectors, the important question is not only how sweet the fruit can be, but whether the tree habit, production, season, and disease tolerance fit the planting space.
Flavor and Fruit Notes
This profile lists Neelum as a Indian-flavored mango with Excellent sweetness, Mild sourness, and Little fiber. Fruit size is listed as Small. These are practical tasting categories for comparing mangoes across the Mangopedia directory, not a replacement for tasting fruit from a well-grown tree.
Tree and Growing Notes
Growth is listed as Average, tree size as Medium, and production as Good. Small-yard suitability is Yes (with maintenance), while container suitability is Yes. In humid Florida-style conditions, disease resistance and canopy management should be watched closely, especially for varieties with only average documented resistance.
Collector Notes
Neelum is most useful to compare against nearby varieties in the same origin or flavor group. The notes above intentionally keep unsupported details as N/A rather than turning collector rumor into fact. Better field observations, nursery descriptions, or primary breeding records can be added as they become available.
Related Mangopedia Pages
Sources reviewed: Pine Island Nursery variety viewer; Mangopedia existing page notes; Indian cultivar references for Neelam/Neelum. Existing Mangopedia Brix values were preserved unless a reliable source clearly disproved them.