Guiqi Mango Tree — the One You Smell Before You See
Guiqi (桂七芒) is the mango that stops people mid-conversation. Its fragrance is so concentrated — a heady, floral, almost perfumed aroma — that you’ll know a ripe one is in the room before you turn the corner. Cut it open and the scent fills the whole kitchen. It’s the single most aromatic mango we grow.
The fruit is a modest half-pound or so, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in everything else: intensely sweet and nearly fiber-free, with flesh that melts on the tongue. Guiqi was selected by researchers in Guangxi, China from a seedling of Neelum — an old Indian variety known for its perfume — and refined into something even more fragrant.
It’s also the rarest mango in this collection. In the U.S., Guiqi is all but impossible to find, which is exactly why we sought it out. If you want a mango that people will ask about — and one they’ll never forget tasting — this is it.
How to Help It Thrive
Guiqi is happiest with six or more hours of direct sun and soil that drains freely. Like all mangoes, it dislikes wet feet — water deeply, then let the top few inches of soil dry out before you water again. In Zones 10–11 it’s right at home in the ground. North of Zone 10, a 20–25 gallon pot and a sunny indoor spot for winter will keep it happy for years.
Quick Facts
- Botanical name: Mangifera indica ‘Guire 82’
- Common name: Guiqi mango (桂七芒)
- Origin: Guangxi, China
- Parentage: Selected from a Neelum seedling
- USDA hardiness: Zones 10–11; potted indoors elsewhere
- Size at delivery: Grafted tree about 2–3 ft tall, in a pot
- Mature size: 30–60 ft in ground; 10–15 ft pruned in a pot
- Fruit: About half a pound, intensely aromatic, nearly fiber-free
- Season: Late
- Years to fruit: 3–5 years (grafted)
- Light: Full sun, 6+ hours a day
- Water: Deep but infrequent; let soil dry between waterings
- Pet safety: Ripe flesh is safe; pit is a choking hazard, skin/sap can irritate
What to Expect as It Grows
Your Guiqi arrives as a grafted tree about 2–3 ft tall, already past the fragile seedling stage. Grafted trees usually begin bearing in 3–5 years. Give it full sun and steady care, and when it does fruit, you’ll understand why we went out of our way to find it.
Want to see how Guiqi compares to our other mangoes? We wrote a friendly guide to all five varieties, or you can browse the full Fruit Trees collection.
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