Graham (mango)
{{Short description|Edible fruit cultivar}}
{{Not to be confused with|Mango graham float}}
{{Infobox cultivar
| name = Mangifera 'Graham'
| image = Mango_Graham_Asit_fs8.jpg
| genus = Mangifera
| species = Mangifera indica
| hybrid =
| cultivar = 'Graham'
| origin = Trinidad from 'Julie' seed.
}}
The 'Graham' mango is a named mango cultivar which originated in Trinidad.
History
'Graham' was a seedling of the 'Julie' mango planted in Trinidad.{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualherbarium.org/tropicalfruit/mangotrees.html |title=Mango Trees |access-date=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202035537/http://virtualherbarium.org/TropicalFruit/mangotrees.html |archive-date=2010-12-02 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fairchildgarden.org/uploads/docs/Mango%2008%20program%20low%20res.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611135322/http://www.fairchildgarden.org/uploads/docs/Mango%2008%20program%20low%20res.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-11 |url-status=dead }} The fruit is also popular in the Windward Islands.
'Graham' trees are now planted in the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida.,http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1719314 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508231859/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1719314 |date=2009-05-08 }} USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida,http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408024449/http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf |date=2018-04-08 }} Page 3, #39 and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park,{{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 }} also in Homestead.
Description
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.{{cite book |title= A Guide to Mangos in Florida|last=Campbell |first= Richard J.|year=1992 |publisher=Fairchild Tropical Garden |isbn=0-9632264-0-1 |page=71 }} The fruit contains a monoembryonic seed, and typically matures from June to August in Florida.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg216 Table 1
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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See also
- [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6395383666971539214# Video description of Graham by Dr. Jonathan Crane of the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center]
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