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Dasheri

Variety of Mango · Mangifera indica
North India's aromatic classic from Malihabad – slender, fibreless and richly perfumed.
Also known as: Dashehari, Dussehri
Edible value9Medicinal value8Other uses6
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweettenderaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Nordindische Landsorte (Lucknow/Malihabad)
Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
180 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium, elongated, greenish-yellow fruit with fibreless, sweet, strongly aromatic flesh and a small seed.

Growth

Regularly bearing tree; backbone of the famous mango groves of Malihabad.

Yield

North Indian harvest June to July.

Notes

A historic 'mother tree' near Lucknow is regarded as the origin of all Dasheri trees.

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