The 'Parvin' mango is a named commercial mango cultivar that originated in Southwest Florida

Southwest Florida

Southwest Florida is a region of Florida , United States located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades...

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History

The original tree was reportedly grown from a 'Haden

Haden (mango)

The Haden' mango is a named mango cultivar that became one of the most widely cultivated in the world after it was introduced in the early 20th century through south Florida. It would ultimately become the parent of many other mango cultivars later developed in Florida.- History :In 1902, Captain...

' mango seed, and was planted in 1940 on the property of Clint Fisk Parvin in Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...

. During the 1940's 'Parvin' was submitted for evaluation to the Variety Committee of the Florida Mango Forum, which gave it a positive recommendation. Characteristics such as color, production and handling characteristics (due to its thick skin), and flavor made 'Parvin' a potential commercial cultivar. While 'Parvin' only saw limited commercial plantings in Florida, it is grown on a commercial basis in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. 'Parvin' did not become a popular dooryard cultivar in Florida.

Description

The fruit are oval to oblong in shape and have a rounded apex, lacking a beak. The skin is thick and the color is yellow with red or crimson blush covering much of it at maturity. The fruit average a little over a pound in weight, and typically ripen from July to August in Florida. The flesh is fiberless and has a deep orange color with a sweet flavor, and contains a monoembryonic seed. 'Parvin' is known for producing many small, seedless fruit often referred to as 'nubbins'.

'Parvin' trees are vigorous growers that will develop rounded and spreading canopies.