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Mangoes

Mangoes

‘Palmer’ originated in Florida and is a moderately vigorous tree with an upright canopy (Campbell, 1992; Knight et al., 2009). The fruit is monoembryonic, the peel background color is green but is mostly covered in a purple to a dark red to crimson blush, 510-850 g . The pulp has little fiber, is orange-yellow, with a weak aroma and mild flavor of good quality. ‘Palmer’ is a late midseason to late season cultivar.

'Palmer' phenology
Dec Jan Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dormant Panicle emergence Panicle emergence, flowering, fruit set Fruit set Fruit set, fruit development Harvest period Semi-dormant>pruning>flushing Dormant