Who doesn't love the sweet aroma and decadent fruit of a juicy, ripe mango ... each in a gorgeous blood-red color, you can't ...

but the first crop off his two-year-old Bowen mango tree has been monstrous. The biggest monster on the tree is a “near 25cm” fruit yet to ripen. “I’m too afraid to lift it up and weigh it ...

There are hundreds and hundreds of varieties of mango, regional and distinct. Some creamy and sweet, some citrusy, some a bit hot, some like pineapple and some – often found in our supermarkets ...