When to plant mango in Mount Barker Summit
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to late JanMount Barker Summit area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Barker Summit. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A big evergreen tree that crops best in the tropics and subtropics, with a dry spell before flowering. It can grow in sheltered, frost-free temperate spots but rarely fruits well there. In cool climates grow a dwarf grafted tree in a large pot and move it under cover in winter.