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Mangoes

Mangoes

‘Lemon Zest’ originated in Florida. The tree is vigorous with an upright canopy (Salazar, 2024). The fruit is polyembryonic, the peel is bright yellow with irregular splotches of light green, 361-577 g (Crane, unpublished). The pulp has some non-objectionable fiber, is deep yellow to orange yellow, with a pleasant aroma and sweet, rich citrus flavor of excellent quality. ‘Lemon Zest’ is an early to midseason season cultivar

'Lemon Zest' phenology
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dormant to panicle emergence

Panicle emergence, flowering, fruit set Fruit Development Harvest Pruning>flushing/Semi-dormant Dormant