Sugar Loaf Mango

Sugar Loaf is a rare and highly prized mango variety known for its uniquely sweet, low-acid, pineapple-like flavor. Its flesh is exceptionally soft, fiberless, and pale yellow to white in color. The tree is moderately vigorous and produces fruit with a distinctive flattened, oblong shape. Sugar Loaf is favored by collectors and mango enthusiasts seeking a dessert-quality mango with little to no acidity.

• Origin: Caribbean or South Florida (disputed origins, commonly grown in Florida)

• Fruit Size & Shape: Small to medium, flattened oval shape

• Skin Color: Pale green to yellowish-green when ripe (often stays green)

• Flesh: Pale yellow to white, very soft, fiberless

• Flavor: Exceptionally sweet, low-acid, with hints of pineapple and coconut

• Season: Mid to late season (typically July–August in Florida)

• Seed Type: Polyembryonic (can grow true-to-type from seed)

• Growth Habit: Moderate vigor, upright canopy, manageable with pruning

• Climate Suitability: Performs well in tropical and subtropical climates; not frost-tolerant

• Disease Resistance: Moderate; best results with preventative fungal management in wet climates

• Common Uses:

  • Premium fresh eating

  • Collectors and specialty fruit lovers

  • Dessert applications like smoothies or fruit salads

• Harvest Tips: Best harvested when fruit is fully filled out and gives slightly to pressure, even if skin remains green

Grown and grafted at Zill High Performance Plants, providing one of the sweetest and most unique eating experiences among tropical mangos.