Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first year
Mature size
10–18 m
First harvest
Figs year five
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Plant near water; it is a riverbank species.
Figs in bunches straight off the trunk, feeding birds, bats and monkeys.
Growing it
Plant near water; it is a riverbank species.
What it is for
Gular fruit; one of the best wildlife trees there is.