{"product_id":"mango-mangifera-indica","title":"Mango - Mangifera indica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMango - Mangifera indica\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mango is a shade tree that happens to feed you. \u003cem\u003eMangifera indica\u003c\/em\u003e builds a dense, dark, domed canopy that casts heavy shade year round, then flowers in cream panicles through late winter and carries fruit into the warm months. Grafted trees fruit within a few years and can be held at a workable picking height, which is why they sit in so many Queensland and northern New South Wales backyards doing two jobs at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Mango\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Production\u003c\/strong\u003e: A grafted tree produces true to type fruit and comes into bearing far sooner than a seedling.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: The canopy is one of the heaviest of any backyard fruit tree, making genuine cool shade beneath it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: It takes hard annual pruning after harvest, so mature height can be held at picking level indefinitely.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long hot summers and a dry cool winter suit it, which describes most of subtropical and tropical Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlushing Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth emerges bronze to burgundy several times a year before hardening to deep green.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard shade and fruit tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: The classic single specimen in a warm climate lawn, doing double duty.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible landscape anchor\u003c\/strong\u003e: The largest element in a productive garden of citrus, bananas and pawpaw.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural windbreak with yield\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in rows on acreage to shelter and to crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruned orchard form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kept low and open centred where fruit access matters more than canopy size.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m centres for a pruned row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m centres for unpruned trees\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early summer once soil has warmed; the start of the wet season in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, well drained loam or sandy loam; it will not tolerate heavy wet clay, so mound plant on poor drainage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water twice weekly through the first two summers, easing off during flowering since wet conditions then encourage anthracnose. Mulch to 100mm clear of the trunk and feed with a balanced fruit tree fertiliser after harvest, not during flowering.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m unpruned, easily held at 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m unpruned\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast in warm climates\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South Asia, from India through to Myanmar\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to pale pink panicles\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795319685406,"sku":"ND-1178-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/wvUzda-g1uLQ1Uam2iOYL_oEs7AemL.jpg?v=1787313249","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/mango-mangifera-indica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}