Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Regular; humid
Mature size
10–20 m
First harvest
Fruit from year five
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Grow food
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Needs frost-free coastal humidity throughout.
Big lobed leaves and starchy fruit; a coastal tree of Kerala and the islands.
Growing it
Needs frost-free coastal humidity throughout.
What it is for
Starch staple fried or curried; heavy coastal shade.