AMERICAN KENT MANGO PLANTS.

AMERICAN KENT MANGO PLANTS.

Common name: Mango
Botanical name: Mangifera indica
Avg Height X Width: 15' X 15', according to variety
Family: Anacardiaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia and India
Season: May to January, according to variety
Damage temp: 25-27 F
Mango Tree Kent Variety Grafted in a 3 Gallon Container. 'Kent' was selected in Coconut Grove, Florida in 1945. The flesh is deep yellow, sweet, aromatic, and virtually fiberless. The tree is a large vigorous grower which can attain heights of fifty to sixty feet if unmanaged. The most rewarding attribute is a bountiful late season crop. The fruit ripens from July to August. Makes a great shade tree.
It is a matter of astonishment to many that the luscious mango, Mangifera indica L., one of the most celebrated of tropical fruits, is a member of the family Anacardiaceae–notorious for embracing a number of highly poisonous plants. The extent to which the mango tree shares some of the characteristics of its relatives will be explained further on. The universality of its renown is attested by the wide usage of the name, mango in English and Spanish and, with only slight variations in French (mangot, mangue, manguier), Portuguese (manga, mangueira), and Dutch (manja). In some parts, of Africa, it is called mangou, or mangoro. There are dissimilar terms only in certain tribal dialects.