Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for two years
Mature size
12–20 m
First harvest
Fruit year eight
Family
Sapotaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
The most valuable winter bee tree of the mid-hills.
The Himalayan butter tree, giving cooking fat and an enormous honey flow.
Growing it
The most valuable winter bee tree of the mid-hills.
What it is for
Chiuri ghee; honey production.