Evergreen tree up to 35 metres in height with a dense crown. It has leathery lanceolate leaves, up to 30 cm in length, that smell of turpentine when crushed. The mango tree develops large flower racemes at the ends of its branches, giving rise to stone fruits up to 20 cm in size. Mangoes vary in their pointed form and their green, yellow and red colouring.
In the tropics the mango tree is not valued solely as a fruit tree. It is often planted as a shade tree in private gardens and along roadsides.
We know what it looks like in bloom. Unfortunately we are unable to say what the fruit tastes like, as we have not yet reached that point.
India, Myanmar
Tropenhaus Wolhusen, 2009
In the tropics the mango tree is not valued solely as a fruit tree. It is often planted as a shade tree in private gardens and along roadsides.
We know what it looks like in bloom. Unfortunately we are unable to say what the fruit tastes like, as we have not yet reached that point.
