The Ice Cream cultivar was discovered in Trinidad and Tobago,[1] and was later brought to the United States by Maurice Kong of the Rare Fruit Council International and introduced via Florida.

It became recognized for its semi-dwarf growth habit; trees can be maintained under 6.5 feet in height,[2] and it has been promoted as a "condo mango" by Dr. Richard Campbell of the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

It has become a commonly sold nursery stock tree marketed to home growers in Florida.

Ice Cream fruit are very small in size, averaging only eight ounces (half a pound) at maturity.

[2] The plant produces an average yield although trees are not very productive in Florida due to poor fungus resistance.