Chandigarh

Mango in Chandigarh

Mangifera indica

← Chandigarh

The state tree of Chandigarh, and the tree the Mughal garden at Pinjore was laid out around: the mango terraces there predate the modern city by three centuries.

Where to see it

Pinjore Gardens

Leisure Valley

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

How to recognise it

Long narrow leathery leaves, coppery red when new, and a crown so dense it is dark underneath at noon.

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