Mangoes can easily propagate from seeds. But to ensure good quality, ‘inarching’ or simple grafting is commonly practiced in most states of the country. A shoot from a suitable parent tree is united to a potted seedling. This graft is carefully nursed for about one year and is then planted out in the garden. Here, it gradually grows into a graceful dome-shaped form, and four years after, the tree is ready to bear fruits. The grafted tree bears good fruits for about fifty years. On the other hand, a seedling tree—grown out of a seed—takes about ten years to bear fruits but has a longer fruitive period than the grafted one.
The tree grows well in humid as well as dry climates. Rain, fog or cloudy weather at the time of flowering affect fruit-setting. Similarly, heavy rains during the maturing and ripening of the fruit cases damage to the crop. In South India, the tree starts flowering in December-January while in North India, flowering takes place late—mid February to mid March. After flowering, it takes about ninety days for the fruit of ripen.