During the early 20th century, Edward Simmonds was the head of the USDA's Plant Introduction Station in Miami, Florida.

One of the results of the project was reportedly a Haden × Carabao (or Philippine-type mango) cross,[1] grown on Simmonds private residence in Miami.

[3] While generally agreed to have outstanding flavor and above average disease resistance, Edward proved to be a poor producer in Florida despite consistent crops.

This limited the cultivar as a commercially grown mango for production purposes, though the variety remained popular as a dooryard tree for home growing.

The skin possess little wax[10] and is bright yellow in color with a pink to reddish tint with small white speckles.