Spirit of '76 (Mango)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Spirit of '76 mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida. The original tree was grown on the property of Lawrence Zill of Boynton Beach, Florida and was reportedly a seedling of the Zill cultivar that had been open cross pollinated with Haden. A 2005 pedigree analysis indicated that Spirit of '76 was indeed a Zill x Haden cross. Though Spirit of '76 did not gain commercial acceptance due to its soft flesh, it has been propagated as nurserystock and sold on a limited basis as a dooryard tree for home growers in Florida. Spirit of '76 trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida, and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida.