

In deep soil, the taproot descends to a depth of 6 m (20 ft), with profuse, wide-spreading feeder roots the tree also sends down many anchor roots, which penetrate several feet of soil. The trees are long-lived, as some specimens still fruit after 300 years. Mango trees grow to 35–40 m (115–131 ft) tall, with a crown radius of 10 m (33 ft). It is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and the national tree of Bangladesh. horse mango, Mangifera foetida) are also grown on a more localized basis. Mangoes are native to South Asia, from where the "common mango" or "Indian mango", Mangifera indica, has been distributed worldwide to become one of the most widely cultivated fruits in the tropics. The genus belongs to the cashew family Anacardiaceae. The majority of these species are found in nature as wild mangoes. Mangoes are juicy stone fruit (drupe) from numerous species of tropical trees belonging to the flowering plant genus Mangifera, cultivated mostly for their edible fruit.
