29/11/2020
What's in the bag? Its R2E2 mango. Sorry, no connection to R2D2 ๐
R2E2 is a mid-season variety with large, highly colored fruit. It was selected in 1982 by Ian Bally, Ross Wright and Peter Beal as a seedling progeny of the Florida variety Kent, and takes its name from the row and position, "Row 2 Experiment 2" in the field of the original tree at the departmentยดs Bowen Research Facility.
Released for commercial production in 1991, R2E2 has gained wide acceptance throughout all mango-growing regions in Australia and is the third most popular variety grown. R2E2 has a long shelf life and is sought after on the export market.
The tree grows extremely fast in the first few years after planting. Tree vigor slows considerably when the tree reaches the mature bearing stage at 4-5 years and is regularly bearing fruit. Six-year-old trees can reach 6 m and higher, and have a canopy diameter of 5 m. But take note that R2E2 is a mango variety that will likely not bear fruit if not propagated as grafted trees.
Source: https://www.daf.qld.gov.au
Grafted R2E2 available @ Reyes Plant Nursery in XL Size.
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