Best of a group of seedlings grown from some Saigon seeds sent by David Fairchild from Indo-China to Miami, Fla., in 1902. Origin: Tree: moderately vigorous; dense, rounded canopy. Fruit: eating quality good. Shape: oblong to ovate; base rounded; slender tem inserted squarely in a level manner; apex bluntly pointed usually with no beak; surface smooth. Size: length 9-11.5 cm; breadth 6.5-7.5 cm; thickness 5-6 cm. Weight: 220-340 g. Skin: ground color greenish-yellow; no blush; few small white dots; skin thin, tender, and adherent. Flesh: soft, tender, melting, and juicy lemon-yellow flesh; flavor sweet and mildly subacid with a weak, pleasant aroma; a little fiber. Stover and seed: thick and woody stone with a polyembryonic seed filling 75% to 95% of the stone. Season: June to early July. Limited by its small size, lack of color, and poor storage characteristics; frequently planted as a dooryard mango in Florida; may be the same as Rockdale Saigon.
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