Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
3–6 m
First harvest
Fruit year three
Family
Annonaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Thin the fruit; a loaded branch snaps.
A small deccan tree that fruits on very little water and poor soil.
Growing it
Thin the fruit; a loaded branch snaps.
What it is for
Sitaphal fresh and in ice cream; drought-proof fruit.