Exalting Wanayasa Mangosteens
The zeal of Mahmud Tohir to introduce the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) to the world has never waned. For him, mangosteens are no ordinary fruit, but rather a heritage of life that must be conserved.
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Mahmud Tohir
The zeal of Mahmud Tohir to introduce the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) to the world has never waned. For him, mangosteens are no ordinary fruit, but rather a heritage of life that must be conserved.The light drizzle at noon on Friday (10/4/2020) did not stop Mahmud, 63, from heading to one of the parent trees that had been in his family for generations in Cibuntu village of Wanayasa district, Purwakarta, West Java. The tree, about 15 meters tall, was once the subject of his experiments in producing superior mangosteen seedlings.
To this day, this tree has continued to bear fruit, although it is more than 100 years old. In the past it was shorter, making it easier to harvest, he said.