what type of root system does mango have
Mango trees grow to 35 -- 40 m (115 -- 131 ft) tall, with a crown radius of 10 m (33 ft). The trees are long-lived, as some specimens still fruit after 300 years. In deep soil, the taproot descends to a depth of 6 m (20 ft), with profuse, wide-spreading feeder roots and anchor roots penetrating deeply into the soil. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, 15 -- 35 cm (5.9 -- 13.8 in) long, and 6 -- 16 cm (2.4 -- 6.3 in) broad; when the leaves are young they are orange-pink, rapidly changing to a dark, glossy red, then dark green as they mature. The flowers are produced in terminal panicles 10 -- 40 cm (3.9 -- 15.7 in) long; each flower is small and white with five petals 5 -- 10 mm (0.20 -- 0.39 in) long, with a mild, sweet fragrance. Over 500 varieties of mangoes are known, many of which ripen in summer, while some give a double crop. The fruit takes four to five months from flowering to ripen.