Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for three years
Mature size
10–25 m, 3 m dwarf
First harvest
Fruit year four grafted
Family
Anacardiaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Buy grafted stock; a seedling takes eight years and may disappoint.
The tree the subcontinent is organised around; a grafted plant fruits in four years.
Growing it
Buy grafted stock; a seedling takes eight years and may disappoint.
What it is for
Fruit, shade, and the most important nesting tree in many cities.