Mango
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6Will it grow where I live?
Mango is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
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Profile
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 25 m
- Spread
- 25 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 300 years
- First yield
- after 5 years
- Full yield
- after 30 years
- Productive years
- 40 years
- Yield per plant
- up to 150 kg a year
- Yield in cultivation
- up to 20 t/ha
- Energy yield
- 600 kcal per m² a year
- Hardiness
- zone 10–12
- Shade tolerance
- full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam, Clay
- Soil moisture
- dry – near water
- pH
- 4.6 – 8.5
Flowering & harvest
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Varieties (19)
19 varieties of Mango are listed in the Permaplans variety finder — each with its own page: taste, ripening time, disease resistance, parentage and use.
- Alphonso India's 'King of Mangoes' – intensely aromatic, saffron-coloured flesh with virtually no fibre.
- Amrapali Compact hybrid mango for high-density planting – small, sweet and regular-bearing.
- Ataulfo Small, kidney-shaped 'honey mango' – creamy, fibreless and intensely sweet.
- Banganapalli South India's large 'Safeda' mango – golden, fibreless and mildly sweet, ideal fresh.
- Carabao The national mango of the Philippines – golden, low-fibre and record-breakingly sweet.
- Chausa Pakistan's export queen – golden, extremely juicy, fibreless and honey-sweet.
- Dasheri North India's aromatic classic from Malihabad – slender, fibreless and richly perfumed.
- Haden The Florida parent of many modern mangoes – aromatic with a bright red blush.
- Irwin Vivid red premium mango – prized as a gift fruit in Japan and Taiwan.
- Keitt Large, late-season Florida mango, nearly fiberless
- Kensington Pride Australia's most popular mango – aromatic and sweet with slightly fibrous, juicy flesh.
- Kent Large, juicy-sweet export mango with little fibre – popular for fresh eating and juice.
- Langra Green-skinned aromatic mango from Varanasi – stays greenish when ripe, with a distinctive scent.
- Mallika Multiple award-winning hybrid – fibreless, honey-citrus aroma, beloved by connoisseurs worldwide.
- Nam Dok Mai Thailand's star mango – slender, fibreless and intensely sweet, the classic for sticky rice.
- Osteen Spain's standard mango – purple-hued, low in fibre and stores well.
- Palmer Elongated, late-ripening mango with firm flesh – an export standard from Brazil.
- Sindhri Pakistan's 'queen of mangoes' from Sindh – large, oval, golden and fibrelessly sweet.
- Tommy Atkins The world's most-traded export mango – tough, colourful and highly shippable.
Uses
Other uses: Bark + leaves (yellowish-brown dye for silk); flowers mosquito repellent; seeds (fat) cosmetics; Twigs toothbrush; wood (interior fittings, chopping block, furniture, carpentry, flooring, crates, planks and in boat-building (canoes and dugouts));
Notable
Special features: prefer subtropical savanna tropics: annual precipitation 600-1500mm, tolerate 300-2600 mm; For equatorial humid tropics, the Philippine mango is better; For fruit set, consistently high temperatures + humidity are required; Caution: irritation from the latex, as well as sawdust & when burning;
⚠️ Hazards
Toxicity: toxic
In sensitive persons, eating the fruit or skin contact with the sap may cause a rash similar to poison ivy – parts of the plant are toxic if swallowed.
Frequently asked questions
Mango: how big does it get?
Mango (Mangifera indica) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 25 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 25 m. Growth is medium.
Mango: what site does it need?
Mango tolerates full sun. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Loam, Clay. Soil moisture should be in the range dry – near water. The pH may lie between 4.6 and 8.5.
Mango: is it hardy?
Mango is listed as hardy in zone 10–12 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Mango: will it grow in Central Europe?
Mango is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
Mango: when does it flower?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate it flowers from March to April.
Mango: when is it harvested?
In a temperate northern-hemisphere climate the fruit ripens from September to October.
Mango: when does it start cropping, and how much?
Mango first crops after 5 years. Full yield comes after 30 years. A mature plant gives up to 150 kg a year, in cultivation up to 20 t per hectare. The productive period lasts about 40 years, within a lifespan of around 300 years. Figures assume a good site; variety, soil and climate shift them considerably.
Mango: is it poisonous?
Mango is classified as toxic. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone — only on a confident identification.
Mango: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 9/10, Medicinal 8/10, Other uses 6/10.
Which Mango varieties are there?
The Permaplans variety finder lists 19 varieties of Mango, including Alphonso, Amrapali, Ataulfo, Banganapalli, Carabao, Chausa, Dasheri, Haden, Irwin, Keitt, Kensington Pride, Kent and 7 more. Each variety has its own page with taste, ripening time, disease resistance and parentage.
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