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The tree was susceptible to anthracnose, however, and the fruit's poor shelf life limited its commercial scale in Florida. Kent is grown on a limited commercial scale outside of the United States, particularly in Latin America. [6] Today it is still widely grown as a nursery stock tree for home growing in Florida, where it remains popular.
The original tree was reportedly grown from a Haden mango seed planted in 1937 on the property of Mrs. Charles Brown in Miami, Florida. [1] The tree first fruited in 1941. A 2005 pedigree analysis estimated that Haden was indeed the parent of Valencia Pride. [2]
Lancetilla was introduced to the United States via South Florida and first received notoriety at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's 2001 mango festival. The tree was promoted as a dooryard variety in Florida due to its excellent disease resistance and flavor, and is now widely sold as nursery stock in the state.
Mango season is here. Mango trees on home landscapes and orchards in South Florida are working their way through the fruiting stage, making it prime time as the tiny flowers have begun to reveal ...
Photograph of what is believed to be the original 'Haden' tree, located in Coconut Grove, Florida. In 1902, Captain John J. Haden, a retired U.S. army officer living in Coconut Grove, Florida, planted four dozen [2] seedlings of Mulgoba mangoes he had purchased from Professor Elbridge Gale in Mangonia, near Lake Worth Lagoon in the area of present-day West Palm Beach.
A fruit stand and more than 100 mango trees greet them. “They seem to enjoy coming here,” Marilynn Hatcher said in 2010. “It reminds them of Old Florida, and I try to keep Old Florida alive ...