Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
8–15 m
First harvest
Leaves year three
Family
Lauraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
A pot on a shaded balcony keeps a household supplied.
The tejpatta of north Indian cooking — a hill tree, not the Mediterranean bay.
Growing it
A pot on a shaded balcony keeps a household supplied.
What it is for
Tejpatta for garam masala.