Mangosteen Tree

In the US, you may never see a mangosteen tree although people say that mangosteen trees are beautiful. A mangosteen tree is a tropical evergreen tree, small but quite tall,  that is found largely throughout southeast Asia. There are fields and fields of mangosteen trees in many parts of Thailand, for example.

Origin of Mangosteen Some believe that the origin of mangosteen is the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. Mangosteen trees are native to Malaysia and Indonesia but many other southeast Asian countries now grow mangosteen trees. How tall is a mangosteen tree? The tree can be as tall as 25 meters. In general, a mangosteen tree ranges from 7 to 25 m (20-80 ft) tall. When is the mangosteen season? Mangosteen is a seasonal fruit. Mangosteen fruits are in season in summer and autumn.

Is a mangosteen tree easy to grow?

A mangosteen tree is not easy to grow. They are slow growing and difficult to propagate. The climate and soil have to be just right to grow good mangosteen trees bearing delicious mangosteen fruit.

Mangosteen orchards

When visiting countries in southeast Asia, you can find a way to visit a mangosteen orchard which is usually one of many in that country.