Mango tree biography for kids
Mango tree biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
The mango is one of the most cultivated fruits in tropical areas of the world, it is native to the South Asian areas of Eastern India, Burma and the Andaman Islands.
Buddhist monks are believed to have introduced the mango to Malaysia and eastern Asia around the 5th century B.C.
Legend has it that the God Buddha found tranquillity and meditated under the cool shade of a mango tree.
The evergreen mango tree can grow as high as 35 - 40 m (115130 ft).They are a long living tree with some specimens having been known to still bear fruit after 300 years.
- The flowers of a mango tree are small and white with five petals, and the fruit takes between three and six months to ripen.
Mango fruit can come in various shapes, size and colour including yellow, orange, red and green.
Mangos contain many nutrients.
The vitamin content depends on the variety and maturity of the fruit. When a mango is green and still growing there is a high vitamin C content, as the fruit ripens a