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Description: Pale yellow-white flesh carries resinous spice and a surprising hint of guava.

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# ST Maui

Pale yellow-white flesh carries resinous spice and a surprising hint of guava.

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## How it tastes

buttery · Low fibre

**Texture**

buttery

**Fibre**

Low fibre

**Eating styles**

Bring a spoon

**Harvest**

[See regional calendars](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md)

## How to enjoy it

ST Maui brings pale flesh and an aromatic character that can suggest guava and resin. Let the fragrance develop, then serve simply so those notes remain clear.

Cut ripe cheeks and scoop with a spoon. Taste the flesh plain before adding it to a dessert.

## When it is ripe

Wait for a strong tropical perfume and a soft but not collapsed body.

Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit.

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Names, history & sources

## Recorded names

A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter.

**ST Maui**

- [Tropical Acres Farms — ST Maui](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/st-maui)

**ST Maui / S-T**

A selection label reported from Hawaiian evaluation records.

- [Tropical Acres Farms — ST Maui](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/st-maui)

**St. Maui**

A catalogue spelling; “Saint Maui” is not an established explanation.

- [Tropical Acres Farms — ST Maui](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/st-maui)

**Maui mango**

Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity.

## Two initials, an ocean crossing

Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved.

Tropical Acres’ grower account traces ST Maui through the University of Hawaii’s evaluation programme under the label S-T. Richard Hamilton sent it to Richard Campbell in Florida, where it entered mango collections despite not receiving a Hawaiian recommendation.

The account says the letters are someone’s initials, rather than an abbreviation for “Saint,” but does not identify the person. Proposed Piri ancestry is also speculative. This is a story with a documented route and an unfinished name: two researchers passed a tree onward, while part of its label still needs recovering.

[Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/st-maui.md)

- [Tropical Acres Farms — ST Maui](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/st-maui)

## Places in this record

Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin.

- **Hawaii**

  Catalogue association

  Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin.

- **United States**

  Catalogue association

  Associated country guide; cultivation, naming and origin are different claims.

- **Hawaii → Miami-Dade County, Florida**

  A place in the story

  Setting of “Two initials, an ocean crossing”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications.

  - [Tropical Acres Farms — ST Maui](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/st-maui)

[Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season.

## Sources

- [Tropical Acres Farms — ST Maui](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/st-maui)

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