Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain-fed
Mature size
20–30 m
First harvest
Timber from year twenty
Family
Combretaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Fire-hardy once the bark thickens; a restoration mainstay.
Crocodile-bark and big leathery leaves; the tasar silk tree of central India.
Growing it
Fire-hardy once the bark thickens; a restoration mainstay.
What it is for
Host tree for tasar silkworm; timber and charcoal.