Mango (Aam) Tree (Mangifera indica): Where It Grows in India and How to Plant It
Mangifera indica
Mango, aam (आम) in Hindi, is Mangifera indica, the evergreen fruit tree planted across India. How to plant a grafted mango tree and when, how to grow one from a seed (guthli), whether it can live in a pot, how to recognise it, care for the first three years and what to watch out for.
Planting calendar
- North plains (Indo-Gangetic) · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
- Central India · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
- East India · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
- Northwest arid · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
A guide: only where young plants can be watered regularly; plant once the rains have wetted the soil.
- West coast · Monsoon · Sep
A guide: NHB advises planting towards the end of the rains in high-rainfall areas.
- East coast · Post-monsoon · Oct, Nov
A guide for the Tamil Nadu coast, where the main rains come with the north-east monsoon (TNAU gives July-December).
Sources: TNAU Agritech Portal, Horticulture: Mango (soil, planting season, spacing, pit, graft union, flower removal, irrigation, harvest, pests); National Horticulture Board (NHB): Mango, Planting (spacing, pits, planting season by rainfall, planting method)
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