Honey Gold mangoes are classified asMangifera indica , a metal money within the Anacardiaceae family , which also includes cashews , pistachios , and sumach . The genusMangiferacomprises around 35 - 40 species of tropical fruiting Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , withM. indicabeing the primary cultivated metal money , encompassing hundreds of cultivars worldwide . Honey Gold is a monoembryonic form , meaning its seed raise a individual shoot , aligning with the Amerind - type mangoes rather than the polyembryonic southeasterly Asian case . build up as a hybrid cultivar in Australia , it reflects selective breeding efforts within this species to raise flavor and texture .
Honey Gold mango tree were first bred by chance in 1991 in Queensland ’s Rockhampton realm , Australia , discovered as an off - type seedling from aKensington Pride(also known as Bowen ) mango pollinated by an unidentified mixed bag . The grower recognized its unique sense of taste and appearance , naming it Honey Gold for its honeyed , golden qualities . In 2002 , Piñata Farms , a Queensland - based sept mathematical process , acquired the plant life breeders ’ right , launch it commercially in 2009 after year of propagation and testing . Since then , Piñata Farms has exposit yield across Australia ’s mainland country ( except South Australia ) and the Northern Territory , partner with about 30 third - company farmers . By leverage regions like Katherine and Darwin , they ’ve grow approximately 170,000 tree over 570 hectares , sending up to 700,000 tray to market p.a. , establishing Honey Gold as a premium Australian Mangifera indica .
Honey Gold mangoes are medium to large , typically librate 300 - 500 grams , with an ellipse - to - slenderly flatten shape . Their cutis is lean and smooth , ripening from green to a vivacious yellow - orangeness with a subtle lucky hue , often miss the ruby blush vulgar in other miscellany , though some fruit may show a faint pinkish tint . The physique is a deep golden - chickenhearted , steadfast yet risque , with virtually no vulcanized fiber , encasing a unmarried , flat , monoembryonic seed . Ripening from November to March in Australia ( late outflow to late summertime ) , they ’re a mid - to - late - time of year cultivar , prized for their acute bouquet and deficiency of stringiness . The taste is exceptionally sweet , with a rich , honeyed nip accent by tropic note of peach and apricot , lacking meaning tartness , which gives it a smooth , dessert - similar quality and a distinctive , punchy odor .
Mangifera indica‘Honey Gold ’ thrives in USDA zone 10 - 11 , where frost - free , tropical to subtropical conditions hold , with temperature ideally between 70 - 95 ° F ( 21 - 35 ° C ) . It can tolerate brief drops to 30 ° F ( -1 ° nose candy ) , but prolonged cold below this damages or kills the tree , restricting its U.S. refinement to southern Florida , coastal California , Hawaii , and Puerto Rico . In zones 9b-10 , it can be grown with auspices ( e.g. , nursery or frost blankets ) if started indoors and shielded from wintertime chill , though fruit quality may souse outside optimum warmth . It need full sun ( 6 - 8 hours daily ) and well - debilitate , sandlike loam territory ( pH 5.5 - 7.5 ) , excel in humid regions with 30 - 100 inch of annual rain or auxiliary irrigation , mirroring its Australian growing conditions .
