Eldon (mango)
Mangifera 'Eldon' | |
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Fruit and Spice Park, Homestead, Florida | |
Genus | Mangifera |
Species | Mangifera indica |
Hybrid parentage | 'Cowasji Patel' × unknown |
Cultivar | 'Eldon' |
Breeder | Walter B. Eldon |
Origin | Florida, USA |
The 'Eldon' mango is a mango cultivar which originated in south Florida, USA. Eldon eventually became a commercially adopted variety.
History
The original tree was grown from a seed on the property of Walter B. Eldon in
While Eldon did not become a popular nursery stock tree in Florida over the following decades, it did eventually gain commercial acceptance in Africa.[3]
Eldon trees are planted in the collections of the
Eldon may have been a parent of the
Description
The fruit is of oval shape and averages about a pound in weight; moreover, the fruit may have variegated color upon maturity, and can be a mix of green, yellow, orange and red blush. The flesh is yellow and has a sweet flavor with a pleasant aroma. The fruit contains a
The trees are moderately vigorous with a large canopy that contains light green leaves.
References
- ^ Ledin, R. Bruce (1954). "Mango Varieties" (PDF). Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. 67: 284–290. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.
- ^ Olano, Cecile T.; Schnell, Raymond J.; Quintanilla, Wilber E.; Campbell, Richard J. (2005). "Pedigree analysis of Florida mango cultivars" (PDF). Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. 118: 192–197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1083571 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, MD
- ^ http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine p., #27