Sowing months
Jan, Dec
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly while fruiting
Mature size
4–8 m
First harvest
Fruit year four
Family
Rosaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
winter
Care
Needs a proper cold winter to set fruit.
Ladakh and Himachal fruit — blossom in March, fruit in June, dried for winter.
Growing it
Needs a proper cold winter to set fruit.
What it is for
Khubani fresh, dried and pressed for oil.