Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
12–20 m
First harvest
Fruit year eight
Family
Sapotaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
A key winter nectar source for hill honeybees.
A sub-Himalayan tree giving edible fat and enormous quantities of nectar.
Growing it
A key winter nectar source for hill honeybees.
What it is for
Chiuri ghee; the most important bee tree of the mid-hills.