The Fascell' mango is a named commercial mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.
History The original tree was grown from a seed planted by Michael Fascell of Miami, Florida in 1929, and was likely a cross between Haden and Brooks. Fascell's intention was to create a variety to fill the gap between the harvesting seasons of Haden and Brooks.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ILouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=stQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4849,1451986&dq=fascell+mango&hl=en The tree first fruited in 1936. Fascell, a nurseryman and prominent member of the Florida Mango Forum, patented the fruit in 1941 (plant patent number 451),http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/patpp451.pdf making the Fascell one of the first patented mango varieties in Florida. Beginning in 1942 the tree was sold as nursery stock on a small scale. Though it never became a popular dooryard tree, Fascell is still grown on a small commercial scale in Florida.
A Fascell tree is planted in the collection of the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida.TREC Tropical Fruit Collections. Page 3, #29
Description
The fruit is of oval shape and has no beak, has a laterally compressed appearance, and often appears heart-shaped. It turns yellow at maturity with a distinctive bright carmine colored blush. The flesh is sweet and fiberless, containing a monoembryonic seed. It typically matures from June to July in Florida.
'Fascell' trees are vigorous growers with spreading canopies.
See also List of mango cultivars
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