Origin	Kenya
Model Number	Mangoes
Brand Name	Apple Mangoes
Low fibre 397-600 gm	Very sweet low sugMangoes

This cultivar variety, type originated from the Kenya coastline, most probably around the Malindi area. The fruits are medium to large, nearly round in shape and have a rich yellow/orange to red colour when ripe. Average length measures 9.7 cm by 11 cm in width, and the weight is 280–580 g (mean: 397 g). Normally, if not diseased, the skin is smooth and thin, and the juicy yellow flesh is of excellent flavour and of melting texture virtually free from fibre. This is not a polyembryonic mode for reproduction: contains more than one embryo; produces true-to-type progeny cultivar and trees propagated by seed are very heterogeneous in fruit shape, colour and quality.

The trees are large/vigorous and of pyriform growth habit. Depending on location, harvesting seasons are from December to the beginning of March; the yields are medium.

Advantages:

·         early cultivar of excellent fruit quality

·         small/medium seed size

·         free from fibres

Disadvantages:

·         susceptible not resistant to anthracnose and powdery mildew

·         alternate bearing

·         range of altitude adaptation is limited