MALIHABAD, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, June 27, 2008: Haji Kalimullah Khan has a rare technique of growing more than 300 varieties of mangoes of different shapes, sizes and hues on one single tree.
When Khan talks about the variety of mangoes grown by him in his orchards, it seems that he is fondly referring to his family members. Khan’s prized tree is about 100 years old on which he started work in 1987.
The craft developed by him has become a mystery for researchers and agriculturists from the country and abroad who have been left baffled by his work. The sexagenarian, who also finds mention in the Book of records for growing the rare tree, has the support of his sons in keeping the tradition alive. Khan has also cultivated a new variety of all season flowering guava which on ripening grows as red as an apple.