🥭 Mango (Mangifera indica)
🔤 Name english / Nombre español / Name deutsch
Mango / Mango / Mango
📄 General description
Mango is a large tropical fruit tree known for its sweet, juicy fruits. It is widely grown throughout the tropics and has hundreds of cultivars, ranging in flavor, size, and fiber content.
Mango trees are valued not only for fruit but also for shade and as landscape trees in tropical regions.
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🌿 Botanical Characteristics
Family
Anacardiaceae
Growth and structure
Large evergreen tree. 10–30 m tall, with wide spreading crown
Leaves
Dark green, leathery, lanceolate leaves; reddish when young
Flowers
Tiny, white-pinkish, in large panicles
Pollination
Mostly insect-pollinated (bees, flies); sometimes wind-assisted
Sexual system
Hermaphroditic – male and bisexual flowers occur on the same tree; cross-pollination improves fruit set
🌤️ Soil and Climate Preferences
Mango prefers well-drained soil and full sun exposure.
Sensitive to waterlogging and frost. Performs best in dry-tropical to sub-humid climates with pronounced dry season.
🥭 Fruit and Use
General use
Consumed fresh, in juices, desserts, pickles, or dried; green mangoes used in savory dishes
Ripening season in Costa Rica
Primarily March–May, sometimes with smaller second flush
Common fruit traits
Oval to kidney-shaped, yellow-orange flesh, low to high fiber, sweet to spicy taste
Climacteric category
strongly climacteric. Mango is a strongly climacteric fruit, meaning it continues to ripen significantly after harvest due to high ethylene production.
Ripening Behaviour – Full Table
🌱 Propagation and Grafting
Usually propagated by grafting (cleft or veneer); seed-grown trees are less predictable in quality and take longer to fruit.
Grafted varieties ensure consistency in fruit traits.
✂️ Care & Challenges
Pruning
Needs periodic pruning to maintain manageable size and promote airflow
Disease and Pests
Watch for anthracnose and powdery mildew. Fruit flies, scale insects, and mango seed weevils may occur
Soil and Fertilization
Avoid excess moisture; mulch helps retain humidity in dry season
🧺 Harvest Notes
Fruits mature 3–5 months after flowering.
Harvest when fruit turns color and becomes fragrant; handle gently to avoid bruising.
📍 Individual Plants in the Field
The pages you can find following these links document individual mango trees (Mangifera indica) on our finca – including their condition, care routines, fruiting behavior, and location.
Plant No. 001 – Mango (South-East Quarter / Banana-fields)
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