The Mango Tree (Aam)

Hindi Name –  Aam

Sanskrit Name – Aamram

English Name- Mango

Botanical Name – Mangifera indica

Mango is the King of fruits & it is a big shady tree. It is the native of India. Mango Tree life is more than one hundred fifty years.

Mango tree heights up to thirty to forty feet & diameter fifteen to eighteen feet. Mango tree shape is like a crown & spreads in an area of eight to twelve meters.  Its leaves are of dark green colour.

Leaves are 8 to 10 inches long & 2 inches wide. Mango tree bark is dark green in colour.

Mango tree plantation best seasons is February-March. All types of soils are found suitable for Mango Tree. The seed germinates in 4-5 weeks & plant shall be ready within four-five months. 

Mango Tree starts to flower post five years of plantation. Small white flowers are filled with a sweet smell. Flowering start in the months of December-January. 

When raw fruit changes its colour from green to yellow it’s the time to harvest. It takes four months to get the fruit mature.

Religious rituals are incomplete without the use of mango tree leaves & wood is used Vedic havans.

The garden area fills with a mouth-watering sharp sweet fragrance on maturing of mangoes. You can not control yourself on sighting ripe sweet mangoes. 

Hundred & more varieties are available across the world. Some famous ones are Hapus, Dusheri, Langda & many more.

Mango is the fruit of summers. Mango fruit is full of sweet aromatic juice with a golden yellow pulp. Mango is a rich source of calcium with high fibre.

Mango fibre plays a great role in relieving of piles & constipation. Mango is a great source of antioxidants, minerals, dietary fibre. 

If consumed with milk it promotes weight gain, it helps in slowing down ageing due to its anti-ageing properties.

In Ayurveda Mango tree bark & leaves are used to treat diseases like acidity, diabetes, anti-ulcer, anti-ageing, anxiety & dysentery.

Mango is known as the king of fruits & it boosts immunity which keeps you healthy.