Zill 40-17
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.
Preorder: Graft Me a 1 Gallon Tree 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.
(Estimated time is 6 to 8 months. Some varieties take longer time to growth)
40-17 was From Gary Zill's breeding program in Boynton Beach, FL.
We top-worked a tree into 40-17 around 2018. The tree produced its first fruit in 2021 and had its first full crop in 2022.
The fruit is oval shaped, turning yellow at maturity. The flesh is yellow, fiberless and has an extremely rich flavor similar to 'Gary' mango with notes of citrus.
The tree has a spreading growth habit with dense canopy. It does not appear to be a very vigotrous grower and may be a variety that could be kept small with minimal pruning. 40-26 appears to be a mid-season variety here.
Flavor: Citrus-Gary type
Country: Florida - USA