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Kensington Pride Mango
A Kensington Pride mango sapling – Australia's favourite mango, known for its distinctive flavour and aroma.
- Light: Direct sun
- Water: Regular water while young
- Temperature: Loves heat
Description
Kensington Pride is a commercial mango from Australia, also called KP or Bowen. It is Australia's most popular mango – over 80% of the market – thanks to its distinctive flavour and aroma. The oval fruit weighs about 500 g, with yellow skin and a red blush, and sweet, spicy yellow flesh.
Why a Kensington Pride mango?
- A distinctive flavour and aroma.
- Fruit of about 500 g.
- Sweet, spicy yellow flesh.
- Australia's most popular mango.
Where to plant it
Large, sunny home gardens. Vigorous varieties need 7–9 m of clearance from buildings and wires, though yearly pruning keeps them smaller. Choose a well-drained spot where water doesn't pool.
Care in the Saudi climate
- Light: full, direct sun.
- Water: every other day for the first week after planting, then once or twice a week. For the first 3 years don't let it go dry, especially in summer. Overwatering a mature tree lowers fruit quality.
- Soil: adapts to sandy and limestone soils, but dislikes poor drainage. In alkaline soil, spray zinc and manganese yearly and add chelated iron.
- Cold: young trees can be killed at -1 to -1.5 °C – cover them on frosty Riyadh nights.
- Pruning: after harvest, remove a few upper branches each year to keep the tree a manageable size.
Sizes
- 60–70 cm: Young sapling. Plant it and let it grow in place.
Three things to get right.
Lighting
Needs full, direct sun to grow and fruit well.
Watering
Water regularly for the first 3 years, especially in summer. A mature tree needs less, and overwatering lowers fruit quality.
Temperature & humidity
Loves Jeddah and Riyadh heat, but young trees are frost-sensitive.
More fruit tree.Pairs well with
Oval fruit of about 500 g with yellow, red-blushed skin and yellow flesh with moderate fibre and a sweet, spicy flavour.
Mango trees can grow large, but yearly pruning after harvest keeps them a good size for a home garden.
Grafted trees usually start fruiting 3–5 years after planting.
In the alkaline soil common in Saudi, micronutrients can run short. Spray zinc and manganese yearly and add chelated iron to the soil.
Mature trees handle light cold, but young trees can be killed at -1 to -1.5 °C, and flowers are damaged below about 4 °C. Cover it on frosty nights.