The drupe is large, kidney-shaped (cultivars vary greatly in shape and size), compressed, 5-10 centimeters in length and 3-4.5 centimeters in width, yellow when ripe, with a fleshy, plump, bright yellow mesocarp, sweet, and a hard kernel.

Mango trees naturally bloom from December to January-February each year, sometimes as early as November or as late as March of the following year, with full bloom around the Spring Festival. It takes 15-25 days for an inflorescence to open from the first flower to the entire inflorescence, and the flowering period of a tree is about 50 days.

After 2.5 months after flowering, physiological fruit drop rarely occurs, to 80-85 days, only wind damage, fruit cracking, or pests and diseases will cause fruit drop. Fruit harvest in May-July, depending on the variety and region.

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Mango has the "king of tropical fruits" reputation, high nutritional value. Mango calories about 57 calories (100 grams / about 1 large mango meat), vitamin A content of up to 3.8%, more than apricot 1 times. Vitamin C content also exceeds that of oranges and strawberries.

The way to pick a mango:

1, fragrant: a good mango will emit a fragrance, generally the stronger the flavor, the better.

2, gently press elastic: gently press, ripe mango will feel elastic, too soft means overripe.

3, spots should be less: mango has a small number of spots is normal. Too much means that the mango flesh is damaged.

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