UPLB Sweet Mangosteen (NSIC Mt 01): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
UPLB Sweet is a registered mangosteen variety, also sold or known as NSIC Mt 01. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2005 as NSIC 2005 Mt 01. Its record notes a yield of 1,148 fruits.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Mt 01, this is the same mangosteen. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our mangosteen variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for fruit trees.
- Yield: a recorded yield of 1,148 fruits.
Key facts about UPLB Sweet mangosteen
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2005 Mt 01 |
| Year approved | 2005 |
| Also known as | NSIC Mt 01 |
| Yield noted | 1,148 fruits |
| Tree height (m) | 4 |
| Tree growth habit | Semi spreading |
| Tree fruiting season | July August |
| Tree regularity of bearing | Biennial |
| Fruit weight (g) | 87 |
| Fruit length (cm) | 4.86 |
| Fruit width (cm) | 5.7 |
| Fruit shape | Ovate |
| Skin color | Purple |
| Skin texture | Smooth |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 7.5 |
| Skin weight (g) | 61 |
| Yield, per the seller | about 1,148 fruits on the mother tree |
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 UPLB Sweet was about 55 years old and about 4 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 1,148 fruits. It bears every other year, with fruit in July August. 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 mangosteen fields most often: anthracnose, mealybug, thrips. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of UPLB Sweet weighs about 87 grams, and its shape is ovate. The flesh is snowy white and smooth. Its sweetness measured 18.65 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 29 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is July August, bearing biennial.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits July to August, bears every other year, mangosteen trees may take 6 to 12 or more years to first fruit.
- Yield: About 1,148 fruits on the mother tree.
- Fruit: About 87 g, purple rind, snowy white, juicy flesh, about 18.7 Brix, usually 1 seed.
- Where: Laguna.
- Uses: Table.
Why farmers know it: the first registered mangosteen, from a 55 year old UPLB tree that bore over 1,100 fruits. 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 UPLB Sweet mangosteen
Mangosteen is slow, often seven years or more to bear. Plant in deep, moist soil with some shade while young. 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.
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These are the closest matches among the mangosteen varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
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