Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain-fed
Mature size
10–15 m
First harvest
Sap from year ten
Family
Arecaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Tolerates poor soil and long dry spells once established.
The sap palm of Bengal and the Deccan, tapped in winter for nolen gur.
Growing it
Tolerates poor soil and long dry spells once established.
What it is for
Date-palm jaggery; leaf mats; roadside and bund planting.