R2E2 is a mid-season variety with large, highly coloured fruit. It was selected in 1982 by Ian Bally, Ross Wright and Peter Beal as a seedling progeny of the Florida variety Kent, and takes its name from the row and position in the field of the original tree at the department´s Bowen Research Facility.

Released for commercial production in 1991, R2E2 has gained wide acceptance throughout all mango-growing regions in Australia and is the third most popular variety grown. R2E2 has a long shelf life and is sought after on the export market.

In Vietnam, R2E2 is grown in 2004 in Suoi Cat Commune, Cam Lam District, Khanh Hoa province, VietNam. 

Fruit characteristics

• fruit shape - round ovate*
• fruit weight - 600 g-1 kg
• average fruit length - 107 mm
• average fruit width - 77 mm
• average fruit depth - 107 mm
• fruit ground colour - Green-yellow
• fruit blush - orange red
• lenticels - small and yellow
• pulp colour - lemon yellow
• pulp fibre - low
• pulp firmness - firm
• pulp recovery - 77 per cent
• fruit flavour - sweet mild flavour

Tree characteristics

R2E2 is a medium-to-highly vigorous tree with an upright, open canopy. Branches are brittle and easily snap. The tree grows extremely fast in the first few years after planting. Tree vigour slows considerably when the tree reaches the mature bearing stage at 4-5 years and is regularly bearing fruit. Six-year-old trees can reach 6 m and higher, and have a canopy diameter of 5 m.

Marketing

R2E2 fruit is highly sought after and generally fetches higher prices on the domestic markets than other varieties. R2E2's colour, shelf life and overall quality make it well suited to export markets. R2E2 has export clearance for Singapore, Dubai UAE after treatment with approved vapour heat treatment for fruit fly disinfestation.