The 'Bailey's Marvel' mango is a named, mid-season

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that originated in

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History

The original tree was grown on Pine Island, Florida from a ' Haden' mango seed planted in the 1940s on the property of the Bailey brothers. A 2005 pedigree analysis estimated that Bailey's Marvel was likely a cross between Haden and

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. The variety did not become a major commercial cultivar but did become a popular dooryard variety. Bailey's Marvel trees are planted in the collections of the

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's germplasm repository in

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, the University of Florida's Tropical Research and Education Center in

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, and the Miami-Dade

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. The original tree is still standing on Pine Island.

Description

The fruit is shaped very similar to its parent 'Haden' and has a similar flavor with fiberless flesh, averaging about a pound in weight and containing a

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seed. It ripens from July to mid-August in Florida, making it a mid-season cultivar there. The trees are moderately vigorous growers and have a reputation for being slightly more cold tolerant than other varieties.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey's Marvel (Mango) Mango cultivars Flora of Florida