Gary (mango) - Ask.com Encyclopedia

Photo of Gary mangoes at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's 2010 International Mango Festival in Miami, Florida.

The 'Gary' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.

Table of Contents

1	History
2	Description
3	References
4	See also

[edit] History

'Gary' was a seedling of the 'Carrie' mango.^[1] It was named after horticulturalist and nursery owner Gary Zill. This continued a tradition of mangoes named after members of the Zill family, which include the 'Zill', 'Dot', and 'Carrie' cultivars as well.^[2]

The 'Gary' has been sold as a nursery stock tree in Florida. 'Gary' trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida^[3] and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida.^[4]

[edit] Description

The fruit is small, averaging less than a pound, is of ovoid shape and has yellow skin.

[edit] References

^ Cecile T. Olano; Raymond J. Schnell; Wilber E. Quintanilla and Richard J. Campbell (2005). Pedigree analysis of Florida mango cultivars (118). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. pp. 192–197.
^ M.U. Mounts (1961). History of mangos and other tropical fruits in Palm Beach County (74). Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. pp. 346–348.
^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1719310 USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
^ http://fruitandspicepark.org/friends/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=29

[edit] See also

List of mango cultivars

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List	List of mango cultivars

Mango cultivars	Aamras Alampur Baneshan Alice Alphonso Anderson Angie Ataulfo Bailey's Marvel Bennet Alphonso Beverly Bombay Brahm Kai Meu Brooks Carrie Cecil Chaunsa Chok anan Cogshall Cushman Dasheri Dot Duncan Earlygold Edward Eldon Emerald Fairchild Fascell Florigon Ford Gary Glenn Golden Lippens Gold Nugget Graham Haden Hatcher Ice Cream Irwin Jakarta Jean Ellen Julie Keitt Kensington Pride Kent Lancetilla Langra Lippens Maha Chanook Mallika Manilita Mulgoba Nam Doc Mai Osteen Palmer Parvin Peach Pettigrew Pickering Po Pyu Kalay Rosigold Ruby Saigon Sammar Bahisht Sensation Shan-e-Khuda Sophie Fry Southern Blush Spirit of '76 Springfels Sunset Tebow Timotayo Tommy Atkins Torbert Turpentine Valencia Pride Van Dyke Young Zill

Other topics	International Mango Festival

Category:Mangoes