Mango, often referred as King of Fruits, is one of the most awaited seasonal fruits in India...and with great reason! With its nutritious values and astounding, addictive taste, this fruit beats all others as a seasonal favorite during the summers. Honestly, many of us even hope it were available off season!
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We all love the fruit, but what do we know about how to plant a mango seed or grow the tree? As we're all curious about the different ways a Mango plant is grown, let's get to know more about it!
• More About the Mango Tree
The Scientific name of Mango is Mangifera indica, belonging to family Anacardiaceae. Mango tree is indigenous to India. It is an evergreen tree; however, Mango trees do shed their old leaves throughout the year. Wild Mango trees can grow enormous with beautiful canopy; while the cultivated grafted trees tend to grow much shorter.
• What Are Some Popular Mango Varieties?
There are dozens of well known Mango varieties in India. Alphonso Mango is the most loved and favoured variety in the Indian market. Ratna, Sindhu, Kesar, Payri, Suvarna, Neelam, Amrapali, Dashehari, Langra, Totapuri, Rajapuri, Konkan king are other important varieties.
• How to Grow Mango Plant Via Propagation?
Wild Mango varieties are grown by planting seeds. decorative. The main propagation method used to grow Mango tree is grafting. Most of the popular Mango cultivars are exclusively developed by various grafting methods only.
Also Read: What is Grafting?
• Grafting and More: Some Mango Tree Growing Tips
Many grafting methods can be adopted. The most common method is wedge grafting, where young seedling of Wild Mango is used as stock, on which the tender stem of popular variety is grafted as the scion. Stone grafting is another popular method where just germinated Mango seed is used as stock instead of a seedling.
• Mango Plantation Guide
Each Mango sapling (graft) is planted in a pit of 1x1x1 m size. The pits are usually made in summer. These holes are filled with good garden soil and adequate amounts of organic cow manure. Plantation is done at the beginning of the monsoon season.
• Mango Plantation Per Acre: Know Better, Grow Better
Ideal spacing of Mango trees in an orchard is 10 x 10 meters. With this distance around 82 trees can be planted per acre. In ultra high-density plantation technique, Mango is planted at 3×2 m which accommodates 674 plants per acre.
Also Read: Developing A Fruit Tree Orchard
• How to Make Mango Trees Bear Fruit Quickly?
One of the biggest questions when anyone is growing a fruit plant remains the same for a Mango tree - "how much time does a mango tree take to grow and make fruit?" Here's what you should know!
5-year-old Mango grafts are ready to bear fruits. Any blooming before that should be removed as a plant would be too young. The maturity of the graft also depends on season, environment & the way Mango garden is maintained. In one season, takes about four months for a Mango tree to produce harvestable fruits once it begins flowering in winters.
• How to Grow a Mango Tree Indoors: Basic Mango Plant Care Tips
Many dwarfs grafted Mango varieties can be grown in containers at your home terrace gardens. No matter where it is grown, Mango plant requires full sunlight. The only way to grow Mango tree indoors is in the form of Mango bonsai, which would be for ornamental purpose only.
Also Read: 5 fruits trees that can be organically grown at home
Happy gardening!
