Wester (Edward x Earle #15)
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 an Edward seedling selected by David Sturrock from his breeding program begun in the 1950s in West Palm Beach, FL and was originally labelled Edward x Earle #15, a designation which it still carries at TREC in Homestead. It was named after P.J. Wester, who once headed the USDA?s Plant Introduction facility in Miami. The pollen parent was a Philippine-Carabao type called the Earle. The original tree still stands on the farm today. The fruit is oblong, medium sized, and turns dull yellow at maturity.The flesh is soft, light yellow, fiberless, and contains a polyembryonic seed. The flavor is of the Philippine/Indochinese group, mild with soft floral notes and a small bit of acidity.
The fruit is highly resistant to anthracnose, and doesn't have problems with bacterial spot either. The trees are medium vigor growers with spreading habit and open canopy.
The production is fairly good and the fruit ripen mid-season from late June through July.
Flavor: Indochinese Country: Florida - USA