The original tree was grown from a seed planted in the grove of Frank Adams in Pine Island, Florida.

[1] The variety was considered to have potential and a grafted tree was planted at the Sub-Tropical Research Station in Homestead, Florida in 1947.

For decades the parentage of Sunset was unknown, however a 2005 pedigree analysis estimated that it was a cross between the Haden and Amini cultivars.

[4] Recently, Sunset garnered some attention when it was one of several varieties offered for public tasting at the 2010 International Mango festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Sunset mangoes average under a pound in weight at maturity and have yellow skin color, often with a dark red blush.