Graham (mango)

Not to be confused with Mango graham float.

The 'Graham' mango is a named mango cultivar which originated in Trinidad.

Mangifera 'Graham'
Genus	Mangifera
Species	Mangifera indica
Cultivar	'Graham'
Origin	Trinidad from 'Julie' seed.

History

'Graham' was a seedling of the 'Julie' mango planted in Trinidad.^[1] 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.^[2] The fruit is also popular in the Windward Islands.

'Graham' trees are now planted in the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida.,^[3] the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida,^[4] and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park,^[5] also in Homestead.

Description

Display of unripe 'Graham' mangoes at the Tropical Agricultural Fiesta in the Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida.

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.^[6] The fruit contains a monoembryonic seed, and typically matures from June to August in Florida.^[7]

Unlike its parent 'Julie', 'Graham' is a vigorous grower that reaches over 20 feet in height and forms a round, dense canopy.