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cultivated for domestic use.
How did mango spread to other countries?According to historical reports, mango plants were taken on voyages to Malaya and eastern Asia by Buddhist monks as early as the 4th and 5th centuries BC. Throughout the ages the mango gained popularity and by the tenth century AD Persian traders had taken it to the Middle East and East Africa. With the arrival of the Portuguese in India in the 15th century, it was later spread to South America, the Philippines and to West Africa. By the 1800s, the mango had found its way to Australia where it has been grown ever since. At the present day, mangoes are being cultivated commercially throughout tropical and subtropical areas of Australia and the rest of the world.The original tree Kensington Pride was grown in Bowen, Queensland (and described in the 1960s), where it was also given the name "Pride of Bowen" and "Bowen Special".
The Australian Kensington Mango
In the latter half of the 19th century Bowen, in North Queensland, was the centre of a thriving horse trading business between North Queensland and India. The crews of the ships coming in from India bought many items back with them, including mangoes.
The Bowen Harbourmaster and Customs Officer at the time, Mr GE Sandrock, collected a quanity of mango seeds from the sailors and planted them on his property "Woodlands" just outside Bowen. As this initial stock came into fruit, seeds from the better quality and better producing trees were separately collected and Mr Sandrock gave these to a friend of his, Mr McDonald, who planted them on his property at Adelaide Point near Bowen.
A local farmer, Mr Harry Lott, selected a good stringless type of fruit from McDonald's harvests and used the seeds to start a small orchard on his property, "Kensington", in the late 1880's.
Mr Lott found that his mango variety sold well at the local markets due its smooth stringless flesh, and attempted to monopolise the variety. Other local growers unfortunately got hold of seeds by fair and foul means, and within a few years this style of mango was widely distributed through the Bowen and Burdekin regions.
The name "Kensington" has remained although this variety is also called "Bowen Special". It is easily identifiable by its large, bright orange colour, often with a red blush, and its deep orange flesh that is free of fibrous strands.
Mangoes are harvested from September to March with the peak of the season being from November to January.
- A mango tree doesn't produce fruit until it's about four years old
- Mangoes belong to the same family as the cashew and the pistachio nut.
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Where mangoes come from?
From a mango tree
Do mangoes come from Africa?
no they don't only England
Which country did mangoes come from?
The Mango originated on the Indian Subcontinent.
Where in Africa do mangos come from?
Mangoes are usually come from south Africa and east Africa
Where do mangoes come from except a mango tree?
in a place called Malwijawi
What country does mangos come from?
India is the top producer of mangoes with 13.6 million tons in 2008.
Plural of mango?
It is mangoes in British English.
Mangoes are sweet change to passive?
Mangoes are sweet when they are tasted.
Where does mango juice come from?
Mango juice comes from mangoes. Many mangoes are grown in Mexico as well as Central and South America. They are also grown in the southern Mediterranean countries and Egypt.
Is mangoes a word?
No. Mangoes is not a compound word.
What country do mangoes come from?
The mango is grown in most frost-free tropical and warmer subtropical climates. Most mangoes are grown in India and secondly grown in China. Mangoes are also grown in Andalusia, Spain, The Canary Islands, South Florida in North America, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, south, west and central Africa, Australia, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia.
When did Mary Makillop come to Australia?
She did not "come to Australia." She was born in Australia
