Apricot
IMPORTANT READ BEFORE Make your Grafting Request Order
We are only able to graft twice a year, Late Spring & Late Summer.
- If we receive the order between after September 24th and before May 1st, The trees will be grafted in Spring & should be ready by the end of the year.
- For orders made after May 01st and before of September 24th will be grafted in late Summer and should be ready in the Spring following year, May most likely.
Only Once the small tree has completed two flushes of growth since it was grafted do we consider it ready to leave our nursery.
(Estimated time is 6 to 8 months. Some varieties take longer time to growth)
This mango has been growing in Delray Beach, FL for a very long time; the original tree appears to be quite ancient. It was at some point brought to the attention of Walter Zill due to its reputed flavor, and he grafted several on his own property after being impressed by it himself, later giving it the name 'Apricot'.
The fruit are small, yellow in color with a bit of orange blush possible. The flesh is fiber-free and melting, with a very richly spiced Indian-West Indian type flavor. It has a monoembryonic seed.
We were very impressed with the fruit after sampling it over several years, and obtained the graftwood for our tree from Walter Zill in 2019. We believe it was almost certainly a seedling of 'Bombay' (also known as Pairi and Raspuri) based on its flavor and aromatic traits, but it appears to be much more willing to flower here than Bombay. It is a mid-season mango for us in West Palm Beach. The tree is a vigorous grower with dense spreading canopy.
We now feel that Apricot has demonstrated enough for us to recommend it to backyard growers in Florida as a fantastic alternative to those seeking a very high quality Bombay-type mango with better productivity traits. Its vigor may make it a variety worth testing in California as well.
Flavor: Indian/West Indian
Country: Florida-USA