Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Water
Regular through the rains
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Fruit from year eight
Family
Anacardiaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Grow from fresh seed; the stone does not store.
The forest ancestor of the orchard mango, still fruiting in eastern hill forest.
Growing it
Grow from fresh seed; the stone does not store.
What it is for
Genetic reservoir for mango breeding; forest fruit for wildlife.