‘Nam Doc Mai’ originated in Thailand and is a moderately vigorous tree with an upright canopy (Campbell, 1992; Knight et al., 2009). The fruit is polyembryonic, the peel is greenish to bright yellow with a slight pink blush and numerous small green dots, 340-580 g. The pulp is fiberless, lemon yellow, with a weak pleasant aroma and rich, spicy and very sweet flavor of excellent quality. ‘Nam Doc Mai’ is an early midseason cultivar.
'Nam Doc Mai' phenology | |||||||||||
Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Dormant | Panicle emergence and flowering | Fruit set and development |
Harvest | Pruning>semi-dormant>flushing | Dormant |