Sowing months
Mar–Apr
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Water
Moist soil
Mature size
15–20 m
First harvest
Flowers from year eight
Family
Sapindaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, biodiversity
Sow in
winter
Care
Hills only; the leaves scorch in plains heat.
Big palmate leaves and white flower candles in the western Himalayan valleys.
Growing it
Hills only; the leaves scorch in plains heat.
What it is for
Hill avenue planting; the seed is traditionally fed to livestock.