Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Fruit year twelve
Family
Arecaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Plant the seed where it will stand; the taproot goes deep.
Tamil Nadu’s state tree — sap, fruit, leaf and timber from one palm.
Growing it
Plant the seed where it will stand; the taproot goes deep.
What it is for
Neera and palm sugar; leaf thatch; nungu fruit.