Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
10–20 m
First harvest
Fruit year six
Family
Myrtaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
A big long-lived tree; give it a real place.
Purple fruit in June and dense evergreen shade for the rest of the year.
Growing it
A big long-lived tree; give it a real place.
What it is for
Jamun fruit and traditional seed powder; excellent shade.