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Pico

by | Aug 5, 2025 | Mango Cultivars

Pico is a Philippine mango type, useful to compare with Carabao and other Southeast Asian mangoes where ripe sweetness and green-mango use both matter.


Mango Characteristics

Origin: Philippines
Flavor: Thai
Sweetness: Good
Brix: N/A
Sourness: Mild
Fiber: Little
Fruit Size: Medium
Eaten Green: Yes (Sour)
Production: Good
Season: Mid
Growth: Vigorous
Disease Resistant: Average
Tree Size: Large
Small-yard: No
Container: No
Seed Type: Polyembryonic


Pico Mango Overview

Also known as: Piko

Pico is listed on Mangopedia as a Thai-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 Medium. 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 Good. 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

Pico 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: Philippine mango references for Pico/Piko; Mangopedia existing page notes. Existing Mangopedia Brix values were preserved unless a reliable source clearly disproved them.