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# A mango named for a loyal customer

Walter Zill turned a chance seedling into a thank-you that kept growing.

Pickering — Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

Documented history

Walter Zill selected Pickering from a chance seedling in Boynton Beach during the 1980s. He named it for Wayne Pickering, a longtime customer. The name carries a nursery relationship into every garden where the tree is planted.

Its compact habit later earned it the informal description “condo mango,” bringing it into small spaces and containers. Carrie and Irwin have been suggested as its parents, but that remains speculation. The remembered customer is a firmer part of the story than the proposed family tree.

## The names it answers to

**Pickering**

Honours Walter Zill’s customer Wayne Pickering.

**Condo mango**

A growing-habit description used for several compact varieties, not a unique synonym.

## Where the story comes from

- [Tropical Acres Farms — Pickering](https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/pickering)

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