The Torbert mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida. It is sometimes incorrectly spelled 'Torbet' or 'Tolbert'.

History

The original tree was grown from a seed planted on the property of Tommy Torbert in Goulds, Florida

Goulds, Florida

Goulds is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The area was originally populated as the result of a stop on the Florida East Coast Railroad. The railroad depot was located near the current Southwest 216th Street. The community was named after its operator, Lyman...

 during the 1940s. For decades the parentage of 'Torbert' was unknown; however a 2005 pedigree analysis indicated that Haden

Haden (mango)

The Haden' mango is a named mango cultivar that became one of the most widely cultivated in the world after it was introduced in the early 20th century through south Florida. It would ultimately become the parent of many other mango cultivars later developed in Florida.- History :In 1902, Captain...

 was the likely parent of Torbert.

Torbert was submitted to the Florida Mango Forum for evaluation in 1952, and the Torbert family felt the variety had potential. Graftwood was given to the University of Miami's Experimental Farm in Perrine, Florida

Perrine, Florida

Perrine, Florida was an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County about midway between Miami and Homestead. It is located at The community was named after Dr...

 as well as to individuals in the area, and several trees were planted in home gardens around Miami-Dade County. However, Torbert was not propagated either as nurserystock or for commercial use, and despite having received some attention and published description it was largely forgotten.

Torbert was 're-introduced' to the United States in 1981 when graftwood was brought by C.W. and R.J. Campbell from a Torbert tree that had been planted in Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

. It was later found that at least one Torbert tree was still growing at a farm in Homestead, Florida

Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area....

 owned by Roy O. Nelson.

Torbert trees are now planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

, and the Miami-Dade Fruit and Spice Park

Fruit and Spice Park

The Fruit and Spice Park is a botanical garden in metropolitan Miami at 24801 SW 187 Avenue, located in the rural agricultural community of the Redland, Florida, United States.-Exhibits:...

 in Homestead.

Description

Torbert fruit have a round, almost spherical shape, similar to the shape of the Cushman mango. The fruit average about a pound in weight at maturity. The skin is orange-yellow in color with red blush covering much of the skin. The skin is thick and the fruit handle well. The flesh is moderately fibrous and is yellow in color. It has a mildly sweet flavor and light aroma, and contains a polyembryonic seed.The fruit typically ripen from June to July in Florida. Torbert's fruit production is considered good and consistent.

The trees are moderately vigorous growers.