Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
6–9 m
First harvest
Fruit year six
Family
Rutaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Very slow; plant it for the next generation.
A thorny slow tree of dry country with a hard-shelled sour fruit.
Growing it
Very slow; plant it for the next generation.
What it is for
Kaith chutney and sherbet; extremely drought-hardy.