Re: Mango seed
- To: B*@monterey.edu, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Mango seed
- From: "* B* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:11:36 PST
>I wasnt sure if the seed would germinate, but strangely i've had
>better success with this than i have with avocado seeds.
In Puerto Rico, mangos are almost weed trees; the wild ones are about
the quality of the store bought ones in the U.S. or slightly lower, the
common one is 'Mayaguezano.' It's a pale yellow fruit. A
s soon as a fruit hits the ground and the pulp rots away (creating a
wonderful fermenting stink), the seeds start germinating. If they don't
hit the ground, they may hit you or a windshield, which, if it's still
green, it can break.
They are also interesting in that most of the seeds have more than one
shoot and you will find yourself with a competing clump of young shoots
very quickly.
Bob
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