Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first year
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Figs year six
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
A park tree; too big and too thirsty for a plot.
Flushes pink-red new leaves in spring; a broad, fast shade tree.
Growing it
A park tree; too big and too thirsty for a plot.
What it is for
Spring leaf colour; heavy bird traffic on the figs.