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Understand the language of mango growing, one term at a time.
Browse definitions and growing concepts to expand your mango knowledge.
FS means For Sale in plant-collector and marketplace posts. In a mango listing it may refer to a tree, scion wood, seeds, or fruit, so the abbreviation alone says nothing about what is included or whether the item is true to type. Check the cultivar name, propagation method, plant health, size, and shipping restrictions before purchasing. A seller's photograph of attractive fruit is not proof that an offered seedling will produce that same fruit.
Carbon sequestration is capture and storage of carbon in a longer-lived pool such as woody biomass or soil organic matter. Mango trees incorporate atmospheric carbon into their tissues as they grow, and management influences whether stored carbon persists or returns to the atmosphere. Net climate effects also depend on land-use history, inputs, transport, and eventual tree removal. Planting a mango is therefore not a measured carbon offset by itself; credible comparisons require a defined baseline and accounting period.
