A02_mango_blooms_002_-_Richard_Sar

Nam Doc Mai blooms
a) Nam Doc Mai b) Located in Bellflower, CA c) Typically never gets below 38F until cold snap of 2007 exposing the tree to 32F d) Specimen is a grafted plant planted out back in 2003 e) The fruit is very high quality f) Quantity of fruits produced each year is very little, fruits has tendency to split before ripening and ruins about 90% of the crop g) Blooms year round continuous h) Regular mulching, no girdling or winter protection, cold snap of 2007 left the tree bare. New shoots are beginning to push out of surviving limbs.