Mango Tree
Mangifera indica
Fruit Plants & Bushes Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Tropical evergreen tree producing sweet, juicy stone fruits. Hundreds of cultivars exist worldwide; requires frost-free climate and can take 3-6 years from grafting to first fruit.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (8+ hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Moderate to high (50-70%)
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Temperature
20-35°C
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Soil
Well-draining, rich loam (pH 5.5-7.5); tolerates poor soils once established
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Fertilizer
Citrus/mango fertilizer with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium; feed every 2-3 months
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
आम का पेड़
BN
Bengali
আম গাছ
MR
Marathi
आमझाड
TE
Telugu
మామిడి చెట్టు
TA
Tamil
மாங்கா மரம்
GU
Gujarati
આમનું ઝાડ
UR
Urdu
آم کا درخت
KN
Kannada
ಮಾವಿನ ಮರ
OR
Odia
ଆମ ଗଛ
ML
Malayalam
മാങ്ങ മരം
PA
Punjabi
ਅੰਬ ਦਾ ਰੁੱਖ
AS
Assamese
আম গছ
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- South Asia (India and Myanmar)
- 📏 Max height
- 10-30 meters (30-100 feet)
- 📐 Spread
- 300-600 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Winter - Spring
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Yellow, Red
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Dark Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Skin sap contains urushiol (similar to poison ivy) — causes contact dermatitis. Fruit flesh is safe; leaves and pit mildly toxic to pets.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Grafting (preferred); seed-grown trees may take 6-10 years to fruit
🛡️ Health & Safety
⚠️ Not pet safe
☠️ Toxic
Skin sap contains urushiol (similar to poison ivy) — causes contact dermatitis. Fruit flesh is safe; leaves and pit mildly toxic to pets.
Common issues
- Anthracnose fungal disease on fruit and flowers
- Powdery mildew
- Mango leafhopper
- Root rot from waterlogging
💡 Care tips
- Requires a frost-free climate or greenhouse to grow
- Can take 5-8 years from seed to produce first fruit
- Grafted trees fruit much faster in 2-3 years
- Prune to maintain a manageable height for easy harvesting
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