Sunset (mango)

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Mangifera 'Sunset'
Photograph of mature Sunset fruit
GenusMangifera
SpeciesMangifera indica
Hybrid parentage'Haden' x 'Amini'
Cultivar'Sunset'
BreederFrank Adams
OriginFlorida, US
Photograph of a Sunset mango tree on the former property of Frank Adams in Bokeelia, Florida.

The 'Sunset' mango is a named

mango cultivar that originated in southwest Florida
.

History

The original tree was grown from a seed planted in the grove of Frank Adams in Pine Island, Florida.[1] The variety was considered to have potential and a grafted tree was planted at the Sub-Tropical Research Station in Homestead, Florida in 1947. For decades the parentage of Sunset was unknown, however a 2005 pedigree analysis estimated that it was a cross between the Haden and Amini cultivars.[2]

Sunset did not become a popular commercial or nurserystock tree. Nevertheless, Sunset trees are part of the collections of the

Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida.[4] Recently, Sunset garnered some attention when it was one of several varieties offered for public tasting at the 2010 International Mango festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
.

DNA analysis has indicated that Sunset is likely one of the parents of the Maha Chanok mango.[5]

Sunset is sometimes confused with another variety named 'Ensey Sunset' (also called 'Indian Sunset') that originated on

Merritt Island
.

Description

The fruit has oval shape with a rounded base and apex, and usually does not have a beak. Sunset mangoes average under a pound in weight at maturity and have yellow skin color, often with a dark red blush. The juicy and soft flesh is deep yellow in color with minimal fiber. It has a rich and sweet flavor and aroma, and contains a

monoembryonic seed. The fruit typically ripen from June to July in Florida. The trees are very good producers.[6]

The tree is a vigorous grower with a spreading canopy.

See also

List of mango cultivars

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Page 289
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Page 193
  3. ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1720218 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
  4. ^ "Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  5. ^ "AGRIS".
  6. ISBN 0-9632264-0-1
    .
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