The original tree was reportedly grown from a Haden mango seed,[1] and was planted in 1940 on the property of Clint Fisk Parvin in Bradenton, Florida.

[2] During the 1940s Parvin was submitted for evaluation to the Variety Committee of the Florida Mango Forum, which gave it a positive recommendation.

The skin is thick and the color is yellow with red or crimson blush covering much of it at maturity.

The fruit average a little over a pound in weight, and typically ripen from July to August in Florida.

[3] The flesh is fiberless and has a deep orange color with a sweet flavor, and contains a monoembryonic seed.