wonderful now is that seed planted? will it produce a tree that will give such exceptional fruits?
usha di == On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 10:53 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > One of my highlights of this year's mango season is a giant Kesar mango. > Of all the fruits on the tree, it was the only one that beat the yardstick > to reach a size of 11 inches x 5 inches, and weighed an impressive 1.6 kgs! > The stone is 9 inches long and 2.2 inches wide at the centre but slender > nevertheless! > > This exceptional Kesar bore all the virtues of its archetypal siblings: > a tantalizing aroma, a uniformly smooth & fibre-free pulp, a > multi-dimensional flavour, and a thin peel. It was harvested from Choukoshi > Wadi in Bhujpur village (Mundra, South Kachchh); this cheerful farm belongs > to one of my uncles - Bipinbhai Bheda - who is an agriculturist. > > Have attached some photographs of this marvellous fruit as well as a brief > report that appeared in the Gujarati newspaper *Mumbai Samachar > *[06-June-2012]. > The farmhands in the last picture are perhaps the only people to have seen > it on the tree. > > This mango alone produced around three litres of the most deliciously > refreshing Mango Panna concentrate! Hope you enjoy seeing these pictures as > much as we relished this luscious drink ;-) > > Best wishes, Viplav > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
