Baptiste
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)
Baptiste is a variety from Haiti, not quite as famous as the Madame Francis but still widely grown there. It is an unusual mango, having a very firm but fiber-free flesh that also isn't very juicy by mango-standards either, and contains a polyembryonic seed. The flavor is of medium-sweetness with notes of 'carrot' when on the less ripe side, in addition to a resinous component.
The fruit are oval, small-to-medium sized and turn yellow at maturity well before peak ripeness with a reasonably long shelf life. They usually ripen in July. An odd fruit that has developed a niche following with those who appreciate its interesting flavor.
The trees are vertically oriented, though only of medium vigor. Baptiste has produced very well and consistently for us over the years in West Palm Beach. In Loxahatchee, the flowers were very prone to anthracnose. It has been largely free of mango bacterial black spot and rot.
Flavor: Indian/West Indian
Country: Haiti