A03_mango_blooms_003_-_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 tree planted in 2003 e) The fruit is very high quality. Smooth texture, no fibers, sweet f) Quantity of fruits produced each year is very little, fruits has tendency to split before ripening and ruins about 80% 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.