Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Rain only
Mature size
1–2 m
First harvest
Fruit from year two
Family
Rhamnaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Coppice it every few years; it comes back stronger.
The thorny bush that holds the Thar together, browsed by everything and killed by nothing.
Growing it
Coppice it every few years; it comes back stronger.
What it is for
Fodder, thorn fencing and dune stabilisation in the desert.