Botanical name | Mangifera indica xx |
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Plant Care | Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. Frost Sensitive Frost Sensitive – Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost. Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering. Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned. Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Categories | |
Common name(s) | Mangoes |
Origin | |
Foliage | This tree bears dark-green leathery foliage. |
Planting instructions | Trees require well-drained soil. |
Maintenance | Needs regular watering during the summer. |
Fruit | Orange-fleshed fruits vary from round to elongated oval in shape. Fruit is ready to be picked when the skin colour changes from green to yellow-orange. |
Common pests and diseases | Scale. |
Recommended varieties | ‘Peach’, kidney-shaped orange-yellow fruit, ripens December–January; ‘Sabre’, elongated yellow-orange fruit, ripens november–December; ‘Tommy Atkins’, large, round orange-purple fruit, ripens February–March. |
Harvest | Fruit is ready to be picked when the skin colour changes from green to yellow-orange. |
Mangifera indica xx (Mangoes)
- Botanical name: Mangifera indica xx
- Common name(s): Mangoes
- Categories: Fruits and Vegetables, Trees
Plant description:
An attractive, evergreen tree with dark-green leathery foliage. Orange-fleshed fruits vary from round to elongated oval in shape. new varieties are fibreless. Trees are self-fertile.
Family: Anacardiaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: man-JIFF-er-uh IN-dih-kuh
Mangifera indica xx requirements and features
info on these iconsModerate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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This tree bears dark-green leathery foliage.