Graham (mango)

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Mangifera 'Graham'
Mango Graham Asit fs8.jpg
Genus Mangifera
Species Mangifera indica
Cultivar 'Graham'
OriginTrinidad from 'Julie' seed.

The 'Graham' mango is a named mango cultivar which originated in Trinidad.

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History

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

Display of unripe Graham mangoes at the Tropical Agricultural Fiesta in the Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida. Mango GRAHAM Asit fs.JPG
Display of unripe Graham mangoes at the Tropical Agricultural Fiesta in the Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida.

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.

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References

  1. "Mango Trees". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 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.
  4. http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Page 3, #39
  5. "Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008". Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  6. Campbell, Richard J. (1992). A Guide to Mangos in Florida. Fairchild Tropical Garden. p. 71. ISBN   0-9632264-0-1.
  7. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg216 Table 1

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