Graham (mango)
| Mangifera 'Graham' | |
|---|---|
| File:Mango Graham Asit fs8.jpg | |
| Genus | Mangifera |
| Species | Mangifera indica |
| Cultivar | 'Graham' |
| Origin | Trinidad from 'Julie' seed. |
The 'Graham' mango is a named mango cultivar which originated in Trinidad.
History
[edit | edit source]'Graham' was a seedling of the 'Julie' mango planted in Trinidad.[1] In 1932 the variety was introduced to the United States by the USDA through Florida.
'Graham' has become a popular nursery stock tree in Florida for home growing due to its fine flavor and good disease resistance. It was selected as a curator's choice mango for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's 2008 mango festival.[2] The fruit is also popular in the Windward Islands.
'Graham' trees are now planted in the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida.,[3] the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida,[4] and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park,[5] also in Homestead.
Description
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The fruit is of oval shape, with a rounded apex that sometimes contains a small lateral beak. The skin is yellow at maturity, and is bumpy and undulating. The flesh is orange, fiberless, and has a rich and aromatic flavor with a resinous note.[6] The fruit contains a monoembryonic seed, and typically matures from June to August in Florida.[7]
Unlike its parent 'Julie', 'Graham' is a vigorous grower that reaches over 20 feet in height and forms a round, dense canopy.
References
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- ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1719314 Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
- ^ http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Page 3, #39
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