Sowing months
Feb–Mar
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Moderate; sharp drainage
Mature size
6–10 m
First harvest
Fruit from year five
Family
Rosaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
beauty, food
Sow in
winter
Care
Needs winter cold to fruit; it will not set in the plains.
The chuli of Ladakh and Kinnaur — blossom in April, fruit and kernel oil by July.
Growing it
Needs winter cold to fruit; it will not set in the plains.
What it is for
Dried fruit and kernel oil; the spring blossom of the cold desert.