Palmer
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)
Palmer was likely a Haden seedling selected in Miami, FL, planted around 1925.
It was recognized for its heavy production, beautiful color and relatively late season for the time. Commercial propagation began in the 1940s and Palmer actually received plantings in south Florida groves.
Later it was introduced overseas where it is grown commercially on a wider scale and was also utilized in the Israeli mango breeding program.
The fruit are medium-to-large in size, oval-shaped and turn purple well before reaching maturity, sometimes leading to premature harvest. When the fruit ripen they turn red with yellow background color. The flesh is yellow, firm with minimal-to-no fiber. The flavor is mild, in the classic group, and can get washed out under wet conditions. The seed is monoembryonic.
The trees have a moderately vigorous, spreading growth habit with very open canopy. They are heavy producers with good resistance to anthracnose, usually ripening from July to August.
Unfortunately, Palmer has severe problems with bacterial spot and Neofusicoccum rot and we do not recommend its planting in south Florida due to this problem.
In 2018 we cut our Palmer back to a stump and top worked the tree.
Flavor: Classic
Country: Florida - USA