"Gold nugget" may also refer to the lump of gold (see gold nugget

Gold nugget

A gold nugget is a naturally occurring piece of native gold. Watercourses often concentrate and grow the nuggets. Nuggets are recovered by placer mining, but they are also found in residual deposits where the gold-bearing veins or lodes are weathered...

), or the catfish Baryancistrus xanthellus

Baryancistrus xanthellus

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The 'Gold Nugget' mango (or, Golden Nugget) is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.

History

The original tree was grown by Edward F. Mitchell of Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

. Saigon

Saigon (mango)

Saigon is a seedling race of mango cultivars originally introduced to the United States via seed from Southeast Asia.- History :'Saigon' seeds were shipped to the United States from Saigon, Cochinchina in 1902 and planted at the USDA's plant introduction station in Miami, Florida for observation...

 was thought to possibly be one of the parents of 'Gold Nugget', but a 2005 pedigree analysis indicated that 'Gold Nugget' was likely an offspring of the 'Kent

Kent (mango)

The Kent' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.-History:The original tree, a seedling of the Brooks cultivar started in September of 1932, was planted on January 1st, 1933 on the property of Leith D. Kent in Coconut Grove, Florida. 'Kent' was reportedly a cross between...

' mango. Mitchell patented the 'Gold Nugget' in February 1990, which was plant patent number 77158.

The fruit was recognized for its flavor and heavy production characteristics. 'Gold Nugget' is now grown on a small, limited commercial scale in Florida, and is sold as a home dooryard tree by nurseries in the state.

'Gold Nugget' trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida

Homestead, Florida

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Description

The skin of the fruit turns yellow orange at maturity, sometimes with some pink blush. Flesh is yellow and virtually fiberless, with a mild sweet flavor, and contains a monoembryonic seed. It is usually of oval shape and weighs under a pound.

The tree is a vigorous grower with an open canopy.