How India's 'Mango Man' Grew a Tree With 300 Flavors Kalimullah Khan was inspired by a crossbred rose bush. How India's 'Mango Man' Grew a Tree With 300 Flavors Copy Link Khan during a previous year's mango harvest. Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times In This Story It is a mango tree like no other. Standing tall in a nursery near Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, its massive canopy is large enough to seat 15 people for a picnic and its branches hang heavy with fruit. Unlike the young trees it towers over, though, the texture of the leaves on each branch is different: Some are dull green or olive g...