Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first two years
Mature size
20–30 m, spreading
First harvest
Figs year ten
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Needs a hundred square metres, not a garden.
The tree that becomes a grove; only for parks, campuses and village greens.
Growing it
Needs a hundred square metres, not a garden.
What it is for
Keystone habitat tree; shade for a whole village.