Alphonso
IMPORTANT READ BEFORE Make your Grafting Request Order
Spring Grafted Trees should be ready the following Fall. Deadline is May 01
Late Summer & Fall Grafted Trees should be ready the following Spring. Deadline is October 01
A Pre-Order Grafting Request 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.
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Known as the king of mangos among many in south India where it hails from, Alphonso is perhaps the most famous of the Indian mangos worldwide. Though it is much prized in its homeland, Alphonso has developed a poor reputation in Florida for its performance in our climate. Our Alphonso has performed reasonably well however.
After some struggles initially, the fruit eventually began to impress. The flesh is yellow, medium firm, with minimal fiber, containing a monoembryonic seed. It has a flavor rich in spice elements with a subacid component. Alphonso trees tend to struggle with disease in Florida on their flowers and fruit and their production often suffers as a result. Anthracnose and powdery mildew both can be a problem here, although the fruit appears to be very resistant to bacterial black spot. In California, powdery mildew is the biggest problem for Alphonso and must be controlled.
They are highly vigorous growers, and produce very dense spreading canopy.
The fruit mature from late June through July here. A few examples of good alternatives for those seeking the Alphonso-class flavor are Bennett Alphonso, Angie, Arka Neelkiran, Kesar, Mesk, Juliette, Itamaraca and Carrie.
Flavor: Indian-Alphonso
Country: India