Bailey's Marvel
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)
Bailey's Marvel is a Haden-seedling from Bokeelia, FL named after the Bailey brothers who once grew mangos on Pine Island. The original tree still stands there to this day!
Pedigree analysis has indicated that its pollinating parent may have been 'Bombay', to which it does have a similar fruit shape and foliage. Bailey's Marvel trees are very vigorous growers with spreading and dense canopies. They tend to produce well near the coast, but encounter fungus problems deeper into the interior. It does appear to be very resistant to mango bacterial black spot disease, however.
The fruit are medium-to-large sized, typically over a pound, with a round shape and barely perceivable beak. They have beautiful orange-red color when sun exposed.
The eating quality is superb, and though its classic-group flavor is often compared to Haden, the flesh is completely fiber-free and definitely sweeter than its parent, with slightly more complexity as well. The seed is monoembryonic.
Bailey's Marvel is an early-to-mid season mango for us with an extended window, usually ripening between May and July. Its greatest drawback is its short shelf-life, limiting its commercial potential, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming one of the more popular varieties we grow.
Flavor: Classic
Country: Florida-USA