Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
8–15 m
First harvest
Fruit year seven
Family
Clusiaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Wants Konkan humidity; it sulks in dry heat.
The kokum of the Konkan — a slim tree with fruit that makes the summer drink.
Growing it
Wants Konkan humidity; it sulks in dry heat.
What it is for
Kokum sherbet and amsul; western-ghat endemic worth planting.