Bombay / Pairi / Raspuri
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)
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This mango is synonymous with the Indian Pairi (or 'Paheri', among other spellings) as it is known in Maharashtra, also called Raspuri in Karnataka southwestern India, but is known under the name 'Bombay' in Jamaica where it was introduced in the 1860s and is fairly popular. It has also been called "Peters" mango during British rule of India.
After some early introductions failed in the 1880s, It was finally introduced to Florida around 1900 and became one of the more "successful" of the foreign introductions. It may be one of the parents of several Florida mangos including possibly Jakarta, Bailey's Marvel and Zill. It is also a confirmed parent of the unnamed hybrid Zill 36-43.
The trees are extremely vigorous growers with dense, spreading growth habit. They often struggle to flower in south east Florida or will sometimes have sparse bloom, and are prone to disease, particularly powdery mildew. The fruit is however highly resistant to mango bacterial black spot disease.
The fruit are small, round, and develop a light red/orange blush at maturity. The flesh is very rich and resinous, and completely fiber free, containing a monoembryonic seed. To us, Bombay is the quinissential standard of the Indian/West Indian flavor group of mangos.
A wonderfully flavored fruit, Bombay has been a spotty producer for us over the years between two planted trees, and a very difficult canopy to control. We feel its a mango that may be worth trialing in southern California or Central Florida, where it should have less difficulty flowering.
They are a midseason fruit in West Palm Beach, typically ripening in Late June and July.
Flavor: Indian/West Indian
Country: India