Promised Land Mangoes
The Old Pineland Mango Grove
The Old Pineland Mango Grove on Pine Island, Florida, home of "Promised Land" mangoes, was planted just east of the bay separating Pine Island from Sanibel and Captiva in southwest Florida near Cape Coral.
We think that we grow the best mangoes on earth. We call our fruit “BTO’s”: Better-Than-Organic! Nothing is sprayed on the fruit: not pesticides, not fungicides, not hormones.
Nutrients carried by the easterly sea breezes and the already prolific soil enable us to grow mangoes of the best quality of unrivaled flavor. Just as the “Orchid Island” brand, grown along Jungle Trail near the ocean, has set the standard for the best of grapefruit, so too do the “Promised Land” mangoes from Pine Island excel.
We are blessed to have the largest block of Smith mangoes in the United States.
Our Smiths are usually large, an heirloom variety - - a first cousin to the Kent, the Keitt, and the Valencia Pride. All of these varieties are descended from the Haden which in turn descended from a classic Indian cultivar. Smiths are now being grown around the world with extensive plantings in Australia.
There is more blush to a Smith than to a Keitt but less than to a Kent or a Valencia Pride. They have the classic mango flavor, a rich peach taste with that hint of pineapple, which mango lovers treasure.
Seeds are flat and relatively small. This results in large chunks (cheeks) of aromatic fruit, firm of texture, and not stringy. "Promised Land" mangoes: the cobblers are to die for; should that happen, you’ll know you made it to Heaven when an Angel hands you a mango colada.
Yes, Virginia, there are other mangoes. We have some Kents, Carries, and some other varieties. But the Smiths are our creme de le creme.