The 'Graham' mango is a named

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which originated in

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History

Graham was a seedling of the Julie mango planted in Trinidad. In 1932 the variety was introduced to the

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by the

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through

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. 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

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's 2008 mango festival. The fruit is also popular in the

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. Graham trees are now planted in the USDA's germplasm repository in

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., the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in

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, and the Miami-Dade

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, 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. 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.

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