🍎 Mango

Mangifera indica

fruits tree Anacardiaceae

☀️ Sun

full sun

💧 Water

moderate to high (reduce during fruiting)

🗺️ Zones

10-11

🧪 Soil pH

5.5-7.5

🪴 Soil Type

loamy, sandy

🚿 Drainage

well-drained

📏 Spacing

25-40 feet (standard), 10-15 feet (dwarf)

📐 Height

30-100 feet (standard), 10-15 feet (dwarf)

⏱️ Maturity

1095-1825 days (3-5 years grafted, 5-8 years from seed)

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (11)

🤝 Banana

Bananas act as a nurse crop for young mango trees, providing wind protection and moisture retention through their broad leaves

🤝 Bean (Bush)

Bush beans fix nitrogen, provide ground cover, and can be grown between young mango trees before the canopy closes.

🤝 Cacao

Mango trees provide the dappled shade that young cacao needs; they occupy different canopy levels and root zones

🤝 Citrus Tree (General)

Citrus and mango are commonly intercropped in tropical orchards; they share similar climate requirements and have complementary root depths.

🤝 Coconut Palm

Coconut and mango are traditional tropical homestead companions; coconut provides wind protection and they occupy different canopy heights.

🤝 Ginger

Ginger grows well in the partial shade of mature mango trees; its shallow rhizomes do not compete with deeper mango roots.

🤝 Jackfruit (Young/Green)

Jackfruit and mango are both large tropical fruit trees that can be integrated in multi-story home gardens; they occupy similar ecological niches but with complementary fruiting seasons.

🤝 Papaya

Fast-growing papaya fills space between young mango trees, providing quick returns while mango trees mature; papaya can be removed as mango canopy expands.

🤝 Pigeon Pea

Pigeon pea fixes nitrogen to support mango growth, its deep taproot doesn't compete with mango's feeder roots, and it provides windbreak protection

🤝 Sweet Potato

Sweet potato serves as effective living ground cover under mango trees, suppressing weeds, retaining soil moisture, and preventing erosion on orchard floors.

🤝 Turmeric

Turmeric thrives in the filtered light beneath mango canopies; provides an understory cash crop in mango orchards.

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus aggressively competes for water and releases allelopathic oils that inhibit mango growth and fruit set

⚠️ Sunflower

Sunflowers are heavy feeders that deplete soil moisture rapidly and produce root exudates inhibiting mango feeder root development

⚠️ Walnut (Black)

Juglone from walnut roots is highly toxic to mango trees, causing severe wilting, leaf curl, and eventual death

📝 Growing Notes

Mango is an evergreen tropical tree in the same family as cashews and poison ivy , some people are sensitive to the sap in the skin. The fruit takes 3-6 months to mature after flowering. Mango trees need a pronounced dry season to trigger flowering and fruit production. They are deep-rooted with a long taproot, making them quite drought-tolerant once established. Dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties are available for home gardens and container growing. Mango trees produce polyembryonic or monoembryonic seeds , polyembryonic types grow true from seed. The tree can live and fruit for over 300 years.

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