Carabao mango (Carabao): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Carabao mango is a traditional mango variety, also sold or known as Carabao or Manila mango. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources.
If you came here looking for Carabao or Manila mango, this is the same mango. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our mango variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for fruit trees.
- Type: Traditional.
Key facts about Carabao mango
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | traditional cultivar (Lamao #1 selection registered by IPB) |
| Also known as | Carabao, Manila mango, Philippine mango, manggang kalabaw |
| Type | Traditional |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. 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 mango fields most often: anthracnose, Mango cecid fly (kurikong), Mango leafhopper, Mango pulp weevil, Oriental fruit fly. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruiting season usually late May to early July.
- Fruit: Kidney shaped, about 12.5 cm long, bright yellow when ripe, tender, melting, very sweet and aromatic, Lamao #1 fruit about 287 g, 21.5 Brix, 75 percent edible.
- Where: Nationwide, Guimaras, Zambales, Cebu.
- Uses: Table, dried mango, green mango dishes.
- The Lamao #1 selection was registered in 1991 with the Philippine Seed Board.
- Unripe fruit is very sour, eaten with dips or pickled.
Why farmers know it: the Philippine mango, 14 strains of it are NSIC approved, and Guimaras and Cebu's dried mango trade are built on it. 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 Carabao mango
The Carabao mango is the one the market wants, and the registered strains are its best trees, picked for size, sweetness and steady bearing. Buy grafted seedlings from a BPI accredited nursery so you get the strain you paid for. 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.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeMango varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the mango varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Pico
- Fresco: 2000
- Talaban: 2000
- Katchamita (Indian mango)
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