Vallenato
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 is from Valledupar, Colombia, and was originally being called "Manzano". It was introduced to Florida in 1991 by Carl Campbell and has received some attention is the US after being named a Curator's Choice mango by Fairchild Tropical Garden on several occasions.
The fruit are oval, small, and turn a crimson red color with yellow background at maturity. The flesh is firm, yellow, with some fiber containing a polyembryonic seed. The flavor is mild and sweet, in the classic group and comparable to Irwin.
The trees are vigorous growers with spreading, open canopy and have good anthracnose resistance. Production tends to be very good.
Vallenato is a early-season mango in Florida, ripening from June to July.
We planted a small tree in 2017 for evaluation. It began fruiting in 2020 and has produced well each year since.
Flavor: Classic
Country: Colombia

