Indian Butter Tree चिउरी

🌱 About the plant

A sub-Himalayan tree giving edible fat and enormous quantities of nectar.

Growing it

A key winter nectar source for hill honeybees.

What it is for

Chiuri ghee; the most important bee tree of the mid-hills.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Weekly for two years

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

12–20 m

First harvest

Fruit year eight

A key winter nectar source for hill honeybees.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Chiuri ghee; the most important bee tree of the mid-hills.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India