Chino
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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Chino is a large, round colorful mango from Cienfuegos, Cuba. It is a very old variety, having been described in literature around the dawn of the 20th Century.
We planted one in 2015 and it fruited in 2018.
Despite being reputed to be a fibrous, mediocre mango we found that the fiber was minimal and the flavor actually quite rich and sweet, belonging in the classic group and comparable in quality to Bailey's Marvel and Maya. The yellow flesh contains a polyembryonic seed. On the downside, Its shelf life isn't very long and it can go overripe somewhat quickly.
The tree initially did not bear well relative to its size; it would flower reasonably well but fail to hold onto its fruit to such a poor degree that it only carried one fruit to maturity each of its first two seasons producing. Since then it has born much larger, more complete crops and appears it will be a steady, strong producer going forward.
The tree's growth habit is vigorous, spreading with dense canopy.
We regard Chino as the best of the Cuban mangos and one of the finest members of the classic flavor group, standing up well with comparable varieties like Bailey's Marvel, Ah Ping, Spirit of 76 and Maya. Because of its vigor, it may be an option to consider for people trying to grow mangos in southern California.
The fruit may be too anthracnose prone for humid areas and is also at least moderately susceptible to bacterial spot.
Flavor: - Classic
Country: Cuba