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Pickering Mango

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

Full sun

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Soil

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Pot size

The Mango is a suitable and productive tree for growing in a container or greenhouse.

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Water

Irrigation may be discontinued when rains are sufficient to maintain soil moisture. In the greenhouse keep watered until the fruit is harvested, then reduce to the minimum required to avoid wilting. Watering is then increased after one to two months to initiate a new bloom and growth cycle.

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Fertilizer

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Pollination

Pollinators are flies, hoverflies, rarely bees. Mangos are monoecious and self-fertile, so a single tree will produce fruit without cross pollination.

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Propagation

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Pests & diseases

Anthracnose

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Look out for (Houston)

Twigs hurt <30°F; bloom hurt <40°F

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What it is

A large evergreen fruit tree that casts dense shade. (Source covers mangos in general.)

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Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

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Harvest in Houston

Fruit matures 100–150 days after flowering and tastes best ripened on the tree.

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Container tips

Needs full sun and good air drainage in winter.

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Cautions

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Sources

  1. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit-nut/fact-sheets/mango/
  2. https://crfg.org/fruit/mango/