fresh young mango fruit

in fruit •  7 years ago 

Large mango trees, can reach height 40 m or more, although most mango pet only about 10 m or less. Mango stems erect, branched slightly strong; with dense leaves forming a beautiful dome-shaped, oval or elongated headboard, with a diameter of up to 10 m. The bark is thick and rough with many small cracks and scales of leaf stalks. The color of old pepagan (bark) is usually grayish brown, dark gray to almost black.

Mango roots riding that branches, very long to reach 6 m. The branch roots are getting down the less, at most root branches at a depth of approximately 30-60 cm.

Single leaf, with scattered location, without leaf leverage. The length of the petiole varies from 1.25 to 12.5 cm, the base is enlarged and on the upper side there is a groove. The leaf position of the stem is usually 3/8, but it is closer to the end, so it is closer together so it seems like in a circle (rosette).

Leaf blades are varied but mostly jorong-shaped to lanceolate, 2-10 × 8-40 cm, slightly clay like leather, dark green glossy, spiked with a wavy edges and a pointed tip, with 12-30 secondary leaf bones. Various forms of mango leaves:





Oblong and the tip is like a spear eye. Formed oval, pointed end like a spear eye. Rectangular shape, but pointed point. Rectangular shape, rounded edges.

Young leaves are usually reddish, purplish or yellowish; which will subsequently change on the upper surface to a shiny green, while the lower surface is light green. Leaf age can reach 1 year or more.

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