Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Regular
Mature size
6–12 m, coppiced 2 m
First harvest
Bark year four
Family
Lauraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Cut it to a stool and harvest the shoots.
Coppiced for its inner bark; the leaf is a spice in its own right.
Growing it
Cut it to a stool and harvest the shoots.
What it is for
Dalchini bark and tejpatta-style leaves.