Eldon
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 was selected by Walter B. Eldon of Miami, FL in the 1940s. Its parentage is unknown, but it's definitely descended from Indian-types. The trees are very good producers and have been introduced to West Africa as a commercial variety. Eldon is thought to possibly be one of the parents of the 'Southern Blush' mango.
The fruit is medium sized, and turns a tomato red color at maturity. The flesh is fiberless, with a mild classic-type flavor. It contains a monoembryonic seed.
The fruit goes overripe quickly if allowed to ripen on the trees, and should be harvested mature green. We had a large old Eldon tree that produced massive crops. This tree was cut to a stump however due to disease problems. A smaller Eldon tree was also cut back and top worked. Unfortunately we have discovered that Eldon is highly prone to bacterial black spot, and do not recommend its planting in south Florida for this reason.
It is a mid-season mango ripening primarily from late June through July here.
Flavor: Classic
Country: Florida-USA