Fairchild
IMPORTANT READ BEFORE Make your Grafting Request Order
Deadline for Fall 2023 Orders is May 01st/2023.
Orders will be grafted this Spring, and should be ready in the Fall/2023.
A grafting request is an order for us to produce the specific tree that we don't currently have available in stock. We must graft the tree and then it must go through a multi-month process to heal and grow. Only Once the small tree has completed two flushes of growth since it was grafted do we consider it ready to leave our nursery.
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This mango was selected in the Panama Canal Zone in the early 1900s, and was a favorite of David Fairchild and his family, after whom it was named. It was probably a hybrid between a Saigon-type mango and an Indian variety, as it possesses indochinese characteristics but is monoembryonic.
It was first introduced to the US via Hawaii in 1926, and later to Florida by David Fairchild in 1936 but did not receive propagation. In the 1990s it was re-introduced to Florida by Carl Campbell and ultimately promoted by his son Richard for its value as a back yard tree, where it has become a popular variety. It can be still found in Panama today, under other names.
Fairchild fruit are small, oblong-ovoid in shape and begin to turn yellow at maturity.
They have a fiberless flesh with a somewhat large seed, and have a citrusy flavor when regular ripe. They should be allowed to turn a bronze-color when they achieve their full flavor and sweetness, best described as an Indochinese hybrid class flavor.
The trees have a low growth habit that makes them very manageable. Their disease resistance is excellent as well. Production ranges from fair to good.
Fairchild is an early-to-mid season mango in Florida typically ripening from June to July. At this point we believe Fairchild is very resistant to mango bacterial black spot disease.
This is an excellent variety for backyard growers seeking a smallish (though not a true dwarf) tree with excellent disease resistance qualities and may be a good choice for people with limited space for a large tree. It is well-suited for marginal interior/humid areas of Florida.
Flavor: Indochinese hybrid
Country: Panama