Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Bark year ten
Family
Combretaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Needs real ground and space; plant and leave alone.
A riverbank giant with pale bark — a campus or park tree, not a pot.
Growing it
Needs real ground and space; plant and leave alone.
What it is for
Traditional bark preparations; heavy shade; nest sites.