General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Plant Height: |
25 feet - 100 feet; smaller size found in cultivation |
| Plant Spread: |
30 feet - 125 feet |
| Leaves: |
Evergreen
Broadleaf
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Fragrant, 3 to 10 inch long oval to kidney shaped single-seeded, fleshy drupe; green, maturing to greenish-yellow, orange or red
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| Fruiting Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
Red
White
Yellow
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Late winter or early spring
Winter
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Uses: |
Shade Tree
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Eating Methods: |
Raw
Cooked
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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- Common Mango
- Mango
- Congo Mango
- Accepted: Mangifera indica
- Synonym: Mangifera austro-yunnanensis
- Synonym: Mangifera siamensis
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 13, 2011 6:00 PM concerning plant:
The Mango tree is native to India and is the largest fruit tree in the world. It is a long lived tree and can attain heights to over 100' and circumference to 14'. The Mango is one of the most cultivated fruits in tropical and subtropical regions.
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Mar 30, 2022 2:29 PM concerning plant:
I found one tree about 25 feet high in a court of the motel where I was staying in southern Florida. I think it reached its full size there. I thought it made a nice-looking smaller tree. The leaves were sort of drooping down and were like spear heads about 7.5 inches long by 1.75 inches wide. It was bearing a few developing fruits still immature being green turning to purple-brown. There were some of the tiny yellowish flowers in pyramidal clusters more at the top of the tree. I have no idea what cultivar it might be or if it might be at least close to the straight species.
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