Venus is a Florida Zill-breeding-program mango, valued by collectors for late-season ripening, large fruit, and rich sweet flavor with citrus notes.
Mango Characteristics
Origin: Florida, Zill Mangoes
Flavor: Complex / citrus
Sweetness: Excellent
Brix: N/A
Sourness: Mild
Fiber: None
Fruit Size: Large
Eaten Green: No
Production: Good
Season: Late
Growth: Average
Disease Resistant: Good
Tree Size: Medium
Small-yard: Yes (with pruning)
Container: Possible when young
Seed Type: Monoembryonic
Venus Mango Overview
Venus is listed on Mangopedia as a Complex / citrus-flavored mango. This profile is written for growers, collectors, and fruit buyers who need practical context instead of journal-style notes.
Flavor and Fruit Notes
The profile currently lists Excellent sweetness, Mild sourness, and None fiber. Fruit size is listed as Large. These categories help compare mangoes across the directory, while actual eating quality depends on climate, harvest timing, tree health, and ripening.
Tree and Growing Notes
Growth is listed as Average, tree size as Medium, and production as Good. Small-yard suitability is Yes (with pruning), while container suitability is Possible when young. Vigorous Florida selections generally need active pruning in home landscapes.
Collector Notes
Venus is best compared with mangoes from the same origin or flavor family. Mangopedia uses conservative origin and program tags so readers can separate Florida selections, commercial cultivars, and regional mangoes without over-stating weak claims.
Related Mangopedia Pages
Sources reviewed: Existing MangoPedia notes; Florida/Zill collector cultivar references; nursery and grower descriptions. Existing Mangopedia Brix values were preserved unless a reliable source clearly disproved them.
