Mapino Chico (NSIC Sd 01): Fruit and Tree Characteristics

• Yield: a recorded yield of 40 to 70 kg/harvest.

Key facts about Mapino chico

When does it bear, and how much?

A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. The mother tree of Mapino was about 20 years old and about 15 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 40 to 70 kg/harvest. It bears fruit in Jan, Mar and Dec. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.

anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.

Is it resistant to pests and diseases?

No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.

The pests and diseases that hit chico fields most often: mealybug, Oriental fruit fly. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.

What the fruit is like

A fruit of Mapino weighs about 114.05 grams, and its shape is ovoid. The flesh is brown and fine. Its sweetness measured 19.35 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 81.56 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is Jan, Mar and Dec, bearing twice a year.

What its seller and farm sources say

• Harvest: Fruits December, January and March, twice a year, seedling chico trees bear in 5 to 8 years.
• Yield: About 40 to 70 kg per harvest.
• Fruit: Ovoid, about 114 g, brown skin and fine, melting, juicy brown flesh, about 19.4 Brix, about 82 percent edible.
• Where: Batangas.
• Uses: Table.

Why farmers know it: a Batangas chico that bears twice a year, 40 to 70 kg per harvest. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.

Where and when to plant Mapino chico

Pick a selection with big, sweet fruit and few seeds, and plant marcotted or grafted trees. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.

Before you buy planting material

• Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
• Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
• Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
• Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.

Chico varieties like this one

These are the closest matches among the chico varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.

• Chikok: 2005
• Pineras: 1991
• Ponderosa: 1991
• Ponderosa (QAES Ch 0 4): 1992