Gary (mango)
{{Short description|Mango cultivar}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = Mangifera 'Gary'
| image = Gary mango.JPG
| image_caption = Photo of Gary mangoes at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's 2010 International Mango Festival in Miami, Florida
| genus = Mangifera
| species = Mangifera indica
| hybrid = 'Carrie' × unknown
| cultivar = 'Gary'
| breeder = Gary Zill
| origin = Florida, USA
}}
The 'Gary' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.
History
Gary was a seedling of the Carrie mango.{{cite journal|url=http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/academics/faculty/burns/pdf/192-197.pdf |title=Pedigree analysis of Florida mango cultivars |journal=Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society |year=2005 |author1=Cecile T. Olano |author2=Raymond J. Schnell |author3=Wilber E. Quintanilla |author4=Richard J. Campbell |issue=118 |pages=192–197 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618184535/http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/academics/faculty/burns/pdf/192-197.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-18 }} It was named after horticulturalist and nursery owner Gary Zill. This continued a tradition of mangoes named after members of the Zill family, which include the Zill, Dot, and Carrie cultivars as well.{{cite journal |url=http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1961%20Vol.%2074/346-348%20%28MOUNTS%29.pdf |title=History of mangos and other tropical fruits in Palm Beach County |journal=Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society |year=1961 |author=M.U. Mounts |issue=74 |pages=346–348 |access-date=2010-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070826/http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1961%20Vol.%2074/346-348%20(MOUNTS).pdf |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=dead }}
The Gary has been sold as a nursery stock tree in Florida. Gary trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Floridahttp://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1719310 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://fruitandspicepark.org/friends/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D43%26Itemid%3D29 |title=Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008 |access-date=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711112824/http://fruitandspicepark.org/friends/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=29 |archive-date=2010-07-11 }}
Description
The fruit is small, averaging less than a pound, is of ovoid shape and has yellow skin.
References
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See also
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