Glenn (mango)
Mangifera 'Glenn' | |
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Genus | Mangifera |
Species | Mangifera indica |
Cultivar | 'Glenn' |
Origin | Grown from a Saigon mango seed planted in Miami, Florida, in 1940. |
The 'Glenn' mango is a
History
Glenn was reportedly a seedling of a
Pedigree analysis has been conflicting on the true parentage of Glenn. Though originally publicized as a Haden seedling, a 1995 analysis disputed the Haden parentage, while a 2005 analysis found that Haden was indeed the most likely parent of Glenn.[4] Though publicized as a Haden seedling, Roscoe Glenn himself later stated the cultivar was a seedling of Saigon.[5] Color, flavor, and its monoembryonic trait lend evidence that Glenn was a Haden seedling however.
Glenn trees are planted in the collections of the
Description
The tree is relatively small and produces a compact, rounded canopy. Trees can grow up to 30 feet tall but are often kept well under this height by regular pruning. They will generally begin producing fruit 3 to 4 years after planting, and thereafter will produce medium-to-large sized crops regularly.
The fruit is oval to oblong in shape, with a rounded base and a pointed apex which lacks a beak, and is usually within 300-600 g in weight. It has thin but tough skin which turns bright yellow when ripe. The fruit will develop an orange to red blush on 25-50% of its surface when exposed to the sun, while it remains completely yellow if in the shade. It has rich and sweet flavor and fiberless flesh (containing a
References
- ^ "Mango Trees". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ Francis B. Lincoln (1948). "Report of the Subtropical Fruit Committee" (PDF) (61). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc: 268–275. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
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(help) - ^ Carl W. Campbell; Richard J. Campbell (1996). "The 'Glenn' mango, an early-maturing cultivar" (PDF) (109). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc: 233–234. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
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(help) - ^ Cecile T. Olano; Raymond J. Schnell; Wilber E. Quintanilla; Richard J. Campbell (2005). "Pedigree analysis of Florida mango cultivars" (PDF) (118). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc: 192–197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-18.
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(help) - ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cccqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Is0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1914,2393006&dq=roscoe+glenn+miami&hl=en [dead link]
- ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1531779 Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
- ^ http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/crane/pdfs/TREC-Fruit-Collections.pdf Archived 2018-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Page 3, #35
- ^ "Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008". Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ISBN 0-9632264-0-1.
- ^ http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg216 Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Table 1