The 'Carrie' mango is a named
mango cultivar that originated in
south Florida
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, USA.
History
The original tree was grown on the property of Laurence H. Zill in
Boynton Beach, Florida
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and was reportedly a seedling of the '
Sophie Fry
The 'Sophie Fry' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.
History
Sophie Fry was likely a seedling of the ' Julie' mango grown by Laurence Zill of Boynton Beach, Florida.
Sophie Fry is perhaps best known for reporte ...
' mango. A pedigree analysis of the Florida mangoes conducted in 2005 that did not include Sophie Fry instead the study found
Julie to be the most likely parent, though Julie is also the parent of Sophie Fry. The Carrie tree was named after Lawrence Zill's mother, Carrie Zill. It first fruited in 1940 and commercial propagation began in 1949. Thereafter Carrie gained a reputation for having excellent eating qualities and good disease resistance. Its commercial application was limited due to the fruit's lack of color and soft flesh, but it became a popular dooryard variety in Florida.
Carrie trees are planted in the collections of the
USDA
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's germplasm repository in
Miami, Florida
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, the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in
Homestead, Florida, and the Miami-Dade
Fruit and Spice Park, also in Homestead.
Description
The fruit is small, averaging a pound or less, and ripens from June to July in Florida. At maturity it may be green to yellow, but the fruit doesn't develop red blush like other mangoes. The flesh is not fibrous, is orange and rich in flavor with a strong aroma, and contains a
monoembryonic seed.
The fruit are highly resistant to fungus.
The trees can be vigorous growers, but their compact growth habit makes them easy to manage. They have dense, rounded canopies. The leaves are distinctive for being somewhat wider than most mango leaves.
See also
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List of mango cultivars
The following is a list of some prominent mango cultivars. Worldwide, hundreds of mango cultivars are known, with over 1000 varieties in India.
Most commercial cultivars belong to ''Mangifera indica'', while a few commercial varieties grown in Sou ...
References
External links
*http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5321783074478371786# Video description of Carrie by Dr. Jonathan Crane of the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center.
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Mango cultivars
Flora of Florida