Description
Nam Dok Mai Grafted Mango “Mangifera indica”– Plant
Nam Dok Mai Grafted Mango (Mangifera indica) is a premium Thai mango variety, highly valued for its sweet, aromatic, and fiberless fruits. Originally from Thailand, this mango is popular among fruit lovers for its attractive golden-yellow flesh and excellent dessert quality. As a grafted mango plant, it can produce fruit earlier than seed-grown mangoes when provided with proper care.
It is an outdoor plant that thrives in warm, sunny conditions and requires plenty of sunlight for healthy growth and fruiting. Its speciality is its long, slender fruits, buttery texture, rich sweetness, and low-fiber flesh, making Nam Dok Mai an excellent choice for home gardens, terraces, and fruit orchards.
Key Features
- Premium Thai mango variety known for its exceptional sweetness and aroma.
- Produces long, slender fruits with attractive yellow skin when ripe.
- Flesh is smooth, juicy, buttery, and low-fiber, making it excellent for fresh eating.
- Grafted plant generally fruits earlier than seed-grown mangoes.
- Suitable for home gardens, terraces, orchards, and large containers with adequate space.
- Performs best in warm tropical and subtropical climates.
Growing Requirements
- Sunlight: 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily.
- Temperature: Warm conditions are ideal; protect young plants from extreme cold.
- Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil rich in organic matter.
- Water: Moderate watering; allow the upper soil layer to dry slightly between watering.
- Pot: For container growing, use a large pot with excellent drainage.
- Fertilizer: Apply balanced organic manure and mango-friendly fertilizer during active growth
Plantation Tips
- Choose a sunny, open location with good air circulation.
- Dig a hole larger than the plant’s root ball and loosen the surrounding soil.
- Mix well-decomposed compost or organic manure with the soil.
- Plant at the same depth as the nursery pot; avoid burying the graft union.
- Water thoroughly immediately after planting.
- Maintain adequate spacing from buildings and other large trees.
Care Tips
- Water regularly during establishment, but avoid waterlogging.
- Increase watering during hot, dry weather, especially during flowering and fruit development.
- Remove weeds around the plant to reduce competition for nutrients.
- Prune weak, damaged, or crossing branches to maintain a healthy canopy.
- Do not allow shoots emerging below the graft union to grow.
- Feed with compost and suitable mango fertilizer according to the plant’s growth stage.
- Monitor regularly for common mango pests and fungal problems.
- Provide support to young grafted plants during strong winds.












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