Cultivation method of mangosteen: 1. Soil: Mangosteen likes good air permeability and good drainage, and perlite, pine needle soil and coarse sand can be mixed; 2. Watering: Mangosteen is watered once every two days in summer and once a week in other seasons; 3. Fertilization: apply organic fertilizer once a month during the mangosteen growth period; 4, light: Mangosteen growth period, absorb 5 hours of light every day.
About mangosteen
Mangosteen, commonly known as Mangji persimmon and Mangosteen.
Height12-20m, dense branches, opposite branches and obvious longitudinal branches.
Leaf blade is thick leathery, glossy, ovate or elliptic-oblong, short-pointed, broadly wedge-shaped or nearly round at base.
Male flowers 2-9 clustered at the top of branches; Female flowers are solitary or paired, slightly larger than male flowers; Ovary 5-8-loculed, style rarely, stigma 5-6 parted.
Morphological characteristics of mangosteen
Mangosteen leaves are thick leathery, glossy, ovoid or ovoid, with a length of 14-25 cm and a width of 5- 10 cm, a short tapering tip, a wide wedge-shaped or nearly round base, protruding midveins on both sides, and dense lateral veins, up to 4050 pairs, which are connected inside the edges; Petiole stout, about 2 cm long, with dense transverse wrinkles when dry.
Persimmon with mango has a life span of 70 years, but it grows slowly, and it takes seven or eight years from cultivation to fruiting. Fruit maturity10-65438+February,11-65438+February has higher yield.
Geographical distribution of mangosteen
Mangosteen is native to Maluku and widely cultivated in tropical Asia and Africa. China, Taiwan Province, Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan also introduced or tried planting.