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# The seedling someone noticed on a housing property

Edward Mitchell gave an overlooked tree a name and a place in the nursery trade.

Gold Nugget — Miami, Florida, United States

Documented history

Gold Nugget was selected in the 1980s by commercial grower Edward Mitchell. The seedling was growing on a housing-project property owned by a friend. Its origin had not been recorded, but its fruit caught the grower’s attention.

Mitchell named it and obtained a plant patent in 1990. Later assessments suggest Kent parentage. The exact seed remains uncertain; the act of noticing does not. This mango’s history is a reminder that valuable fruit can begin outside a formal research orchard.

## The names it answers to

**Gold Nugget**

Name given to Edward Mitchell’s selection.

**Florida Gold Nugget**

An origin descriptor, not an additional variety.

## Where the story comes from

- [Tropical Acres Farms — Gold Nugget](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/gold-nugget)

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