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.

Published on October 22, 2026
GreenEye Team

Planting methods

GraftingPrimary method

Spacing: About 10 x 10 m in dry zones to 12 x 12 m where growth is vigorous (NHB); 7-10 m (TNAU). Use as a guide, not a safe distance from buildings or services · Depth: Pit 0.5 m each way in deep loam, 1 m in shallow or hill soil (NHB); plant at bag level with the graft union about 15 cm above ground (TNAU)

Choose a rootstock and a scion
Join them and tie firmly
Plant with the graft union above the soil

Seed

Spacing: Nursery bags; seedlings are mostly used as rootstocks · Depth: Sow the fresh, cleaned stone soon after eating; it loses viability within about 7 days in open storage at 30 C (ICRAF); seedling fruit may differ from the parent

Pick fresh, healthy seed and prepare it
Sow at a shallow, even depth
Cover lightly and keep the soil moist
Transplant the seedling once it is sturdy

Sources: Orwa C. et al. (2009). Agroforestree Database 4.0: Mangifera indica. ICRAF; 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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