In
1860, Jamaican mango seeds of the excellent 'Bombay' Jamaican mango of
India were brought from Key West to Miami and resulted in two Jamaican
mango trees which flourished until 1909. Jamaican mango plants of
grafted varieties were brought in from India, in 1885 but only two
survived the trip and they were soon frozen in a cold spell. Another
unsuccessful importation of inarched Jamaican mango trees from Calcutta
was made in 1888. Of six grafted Jamaican mango trees that arrived from
Bombay in 1889, through the efforts of the United States Department of
Agriculture, only one lived to Jamaican mango fruit nine years later.
The Jamaican mango tree shipped is believed to have been a 'Mulgoa'
(erroneously labeled 'Mulgoba', a name unknown in India except as
originating in Florida).
However, the Jamaican mango fruit
produced did not correspond to 'Mulgoa' descriptions. It was beautiful,
crimson-blushed, just under 1 lb (454 g) with golden-yellow flesh.
No Indian visitor has recognized it as matching any Indian variety.
Some suggest that it was the Jamaican mango fruit of the rootstock if
the scion had been frozen in the freeze of 1894-95. At any rate, it
continued to be known as 'Mulgoba', and it fostered many off-spring
along the southeastern coast of the State and in Cuba and Puerto Rico,
though it proved to be very susceptible to the disease, anthracnose, in
this climate. Jamaican mango seeds from this Jamaican mango tree were
obtained and Jamaican mango planted by in Miami. The Jamaican mango
trees Jamaican mango fruited some years after and was given the name
'Haden' to the Jamaican mango tree that bore the best Jamaican mango
fruit. This variety was regarded as the standard of excellence locally
for many decades thereafter and was popular for shipping because of its
tough Jamaican mango skin and was introduced to Jamaica in the early
1900’s.
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However, the Jamaican mango fruit produced did not correspond to 'Mulgoa' descriptions. It was beautiful, crimson-blushed, just under 1 lb (454 g) with golden-yellow flesh. No Indian visitor has recognized it as matching any Indian variety. Some suggest that it was the Jamaican mango fruit of the rootstock if the scion had been frozen in the freeze of 1894-95. At any rate, it continued to be known as 'Mulgoba', and it fostered many off-spring along the southeastern coast of the State and in Cuba and Puerto Rico, though it proved to be very susceptible to the disease, anthracnose, in this climate. Jamaican mango seeds from this Jamaican mango tree were obtained and Jamaican mango planted by in Miami. The Jamaican mango trees Jamaican mango fruited some years after and was given the name 'Haden' to the Jamaican mango tree that bore the best Jamaican mango fruit. This variety was regarded as the standard of excellence locally for many decades thereafter and was popular for shipping because of its tough Jamaican mango skin and was introduced to Jamaica in the early 1900’s.
http://www.getjamaica.com/
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