Pettigrew is a Florida mango cultivar often noted for large fruit and a vigorous tree. It is better suited to growers with space than to small-yard collectors looking for compact habits.
Mango Characteristics
Origin: Florida
Flavor: Classic
Sweetness: Good
Brix: N/A
Sourness: Mild
Fiber: Little
Fruit Size: Large
Eaten Green: No
Production: Average
Season: Late
Growth: Vigorous
Disease Resistant: Average
Tree Size: Large
Small-yard: No
Container: No
Seed Type: Monoembryonic
Pettigrew Mango Overview
Pettigrew is listed on Mangopedia as a Classic-flavored mango with a practical profile for growers, collectors, and fruit buyers. The goal of this page is to separate useful field traits from loose mango folklore, especially for varieties where public records are thin.
Public information on this cultivar is limited, so this profile keeps uncertain fields conservative and avoids unsupported origin, parentage, Brix, or disease-resistance claims.
Flavor and Fruit Notes
The profile currently lists Good sweetness, Mild sourness, and Little fiber. Fruit size is listed as Large. These categories are meant to help readers compare varieties across the directory; real fruit quality still depends on tree health, climate, harvest timing, and ripening.
Tree and Growing Notes
Growth is listed as Vigorous, tree size as Large, and production as Average. Small-yard suitability is No, while container suitability is No. Growers in humid climates should still watch canopy airflow, bloom health, and fungal pressure, even when a variety is listed with average or good disease resistance.
Collector Notes
Pettigrew is most useful when compared with mangoes from the same origin or flavor group. Where the record is strong, the origin and tags are included. Where the record is weak, Mangopedia leaves the field as N/A instead of turning collector rumor into a fact.
Related Mangopedia Pages
Sources reviewed: Mangopedia existing page notes; Florida collector references for Pettigrew mango. Existing Mangopedia Brix values were preserved unless a reliable source clearly disproved them.