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Anacardiaceae
Sparrow’s mango
Buchanania arborescens
Also known as Buchanania florida var. petiolaris, Buchanania lucida var. laxiflora, Buchanania bancana, Buchanania nabirensis
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Edible Fruit · Wildlife · Shade Tree · Southeast Asia · Canopy · Rare · Fruiting Tree
Sparrow's mango is a tropical tree best suited to warm, humid climates and performs well in partial shade, making it suitable for mixed canopy gardens. Water regularly during establishment but reduce frequency once mature, as it has moderate drought tolerance once established. This slow-to-fruit tree requires patience but rewards growers with small, sweet edible fruits enjoyed by birds and wildlife.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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