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ApricotखुबानीPrunus armeniacaLadakh and Himachal fruit — blossom in March, fruit in June, dried for winter.FigअंजीरFicus caricaTwo crops a year in the west, and content in a large container.
PalakपालकSpinacia oleraceaCut-and-come-again greens ready in six weeks from a shallow trough.PomegranateअनारPunica granatumHandsome, thorny and productive on poor dry soil; good in a big pot.Sugarcaneगन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.
SunflowerसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.WalnutअखरोटJuglans regiaThe nut tree of Kashmir and the western hills, needing real winter cold.Wild AppleबनसेबDocynia indicaA north-eastern hill fruit, sour and used for pickle and jam.