Ruby
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 in 1948 by Ed. P Davis, a mango grower in Miami, FL. It was most likely a seedling of Haden as were many selections made during this time period. ( It should *not* be confused with 'Fairchild Ruby', a name conferred on the Zill J-12 which is a different variety) As the name suggests, the Ruby fruit have eye-catching color, turning a bright red with some yellow background color.
Sometimes they can be solid red. They have an oval-ovate shape and are usually kind of small, usually weighing less than a pound. The flesh is medium-firm, yellow, with scanty fiber, containing a monoembryonic seed. The flavor is squarely in the mild-classic Florida group, comparable to the like of Haden and Irwin.
The trees are low-medium growers, with spreading canopy. They possess decent anthracnose resistance and even fruited in Loxahatchee Groves for us.
Ruby is a mid-season variety in south Florida and ripens from late-June into July most years. Thus far we would grade it as only moderately prone to bacterial spot and rot fungi.
Flavor: Classic
Country: Florida - USA