A mango for Angie Whitman
One collector’s name lives on in a compact Florida tree.
Angie — Miami, Florida, United States
Documented history
Angie was selected from the former property of Frank Smathers in Miami. The mango was named in honour of Angie Whitman, wife of fruit explorer and collector Bill Whitman. Its name remembers a person in the community that gathered, grew and shared unusual fruit.
Fairchild’s mango festivals helped bring the selection to more gardeners. Growers consider Edward and Carrie its likely parents, but that pedigree should be read as a likelihood. The dedication to Angie is the firmer, human part of the record.
The names it answers to
- Angie
- Honours Angie Whitman.
- Fairchild Angie
- A descriptive association with its promotion at Fairchild, not a different cultivar.