Premium Mareeba Mangoes grown in Far North Queensland
Grown at Gorge Creek Orchards near Mareeba in Far North Queensland, where the warm tropical climate provides excellent growing conditions for sweet, aromatic and flavoursome mangoes, including Kensington Pride, R2E2 and Keitt.
Gorge Creek Mangoes are premium Mareeba mangoes grown at Gorge Creek Orchards. Mangoes are tropical fruit with sweet, juicy flesh surrounding a single stone, and their skin colour can vary considerably as they ripen.
Our mango-growing area near Mareeba enjoys a relatively moderate tropical climate, without the very cold or very hot extremes experienced in some growing regions.
We also grow for the summer harvest. At Gorge Creek Orchards, mangoes typically take around 120 days from flowering to picking, giving the fruit time on the tree for sugars, aroma and flavour to develop.
Our mango-growing area is also flood free, helping us maintain a reliable orchard environment through the wet season.
We grow mangoes for flavour — not simply for colour or shelf life.
At Gorge Creek Orchards, we have a particular favourite: the Kensington Pride, also widely known as the Bowen mango.
Kensington Pride is a classic Australian mango, renowned for its rich, juicy flesh, distinctive aroma and sweet, tangy mango flavour.
Some mangoes are selected for smaller seeds, firmer flesh, attractive skin colour, longer shelf life and easier transport. Those characteristics certainly have their place. But when you are actually eating a mango, flavour matters.
A Kensington Pride does not have to look perfect on the outside to taste magnificent on the inside. Small superficial skin marks or variations in colour do not necessarily affect the quality of the flesh.
For us, a ripe Kensington Pride is what an Australian mango should taste like.
Mangoes are tropical fruit with sweet, juicy flesh surrounding a single stone in the centre.
Skin colour can vary considerably as mangoes ripen. Depending on the fruit, the skin may remain partly green or develop yellow, orange or red tones.
For this reason, appearance alone is not always the best guide to eating quality or ripeness.
Mango harvesting in Far North Queensland generally begins during spring and continues through the summer months.
At Gorge Creek Orchards, harvest timing varies from year to year depending on seasonal conditions, fruit maturity and weather.
Queensland is one of Australia’s major mango-growing regions.
Do not rely on skin colour alone when choosing a mango. Different mangoes naturally develop different colours as they ripen.
Gently press the fruit. A ripe mango should give slightly to gentle pressure and may also have a distinctive fruity aroma.
Small superficial marks or blemishes on the skin do not necessarily affect the quality of the fruit inside.
Unripe mangoes are best kept at room temperature and out of direct sunlight until they ripen.
Once ripe, mangoes can be refrigerated to help maintain their eating quality for a little longer.
Mango flesh can also be frozen for longer-term storage and used later in smoothies, desserts, sauces and other dishes.
Our mangoes are grown at Gorge Creek Orchards near Mareeba in Far North Queensland.
From flowering through to harvest, our orchards are carefully managed throughout the growing season to produce quality Australian-grown fruit.
We grow premium mangoes with a strong focus on flavour and eating quality.
For us, the character and flavour of a good Kensington Pride remain central to what makes an Australian mango special.
Gorge Creek Orchards grows several mango varieties, including Kensington Pride, R2E2 and Keitt.
Kensington Pride remains our particular favourite for its rich aroma and flavour. R2E2 produces large, attractive fruit with firm flesh, while Keitt is a later-season variety that helps extend our mango harvest.
Preparing a mango is simple. Slice the two cheeks from either side of the stone.
Score the flesh in a criss-cross pattern without cutting through the skin, then gently push the skin upwards to expose the mango cubes.
The cubes can then be sliced away from the skin and eaten fresh or used in salads, desserts, drinks and other dishes.
A closer look at mangoes grown here at Gorge Creek Orchards near Mareeba.
Looking for Mareeba mangoes? Gorge Creek Orchards grows premium Gorge Creek Mangoes near Mareeba in Far North Queensland, with a particular appreciation for the flavour of Kensington Pride.