Mangifera Indica "Mango Sabre" 5Liter

Botanical Name: Mangifera indica ‘Sabre’
Common Names: Sabre Mango, Mango Tree

📌 Product Description

Mangifera indica ‘Sabre’ is a well-known South African mango variety valued for its reliable production and strong adaptability. The fruit is medium-sized with green to yellow skin when ripe, offering sweet, juicy flesh with a mild, pleasant flavour.

This variety is widely used as both a fruiting tree and a rootstock due to its vigour and resilience. The evergreen tree produces dense foliage and attractive flowering panicles, followed by consistent crops in suitable climates.

‘Sabre’ is a dependable and hardy mango variety, ideal for home gardens and larger orchards in warm regions.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 6 – 10 m
Spread: 5 – 8 m
Growth Habit: Large evergreen tree
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun
Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerant of a range of soil types

Water:

• Water regularly during establishment
• Moderate watering once established
• Reduce watering during flowering to improve fruit set
• Avoid waterlogged soil

Feeding: Apply compost and a balanced fertiliser during the growing season

Maintenance:

• Prune to manage size and improve airflow
• Protect young trees from frost
• Monitor for pests such as fruit flies and scale

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring to summer
Flowering Season: Late winter to spring
Harvest Time: Summer
Climate Suitability: Best suited to tropical and subtropical, frost-free regions of South Africa
Chill Requirement: Low (frost sensitive)

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Sweet, juicy fruit
• Hardy and adaptable
• Reliable producer
• Suitable as rootstock
• Attractive evergreen tree

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Home gardens
✔ Orchards
✔ Fresh eating
✔ Juices and desserts
✔ Edible landscaping