Thanks Frank, I might have to do that if my new Dot can't prove its self in our local environment. What variety is HK?
Bill
Just say the magic word "Smathers" when you walk past your new dot mango tree.
1998 --
Frank Smathers Jr.
MIAMI (AP) _
Frank Smathers Jr., who made a fortune in the banking business, died Tuesday. He was 88.
Smathers was the brother of former U.S. Sen. George Smathers and the son of Frank Smathers Sr., a former federal judge who managed Woodrow Wilson's campaign for president.
Frank Smathers started at the old Miami Beach First National Bank, where he rose to chairman. He created new banks under the corporate umbrella of Flagship Banks and retired as chairman of Flagship in 1976. In 1983, the sale of Flagship Sun Banks _ now SunTrust _ earned him millions.
Known for his passion for growing mangoes, he recently gave $1 million to the University of Miami to finance the study of tropical fruit trees.
and
http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1940225.html and from wikipedia-
'Dot' was originally developed by nurseryman Laurence Zill of Boynton Beach, Florida, and was named after his wife Dorothy. It was reportedly a seedling of the 'Carrie' mango, however a 2005 pedigree analysis by the USDA estimated it was a seedling of the 'Zill' mango.[1] 'Dot' was propagated for several years by the Zill nursery but fell out of favor due to disease susceptibility and lack of ideal color. However,
Frank Smathers of Miami, Florida received several cuttings of the Dot and took up propagating the tree, finding the eating quality of the fruit to be very high.