Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
8–15 m
First harvest
Fruit year eight
Family
Arecaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Very drought and salt tolerant once established.
The wild date of the plains, tapped for gur and fruiting freely.
Growing it
Very drought and salt tolerant once established.
What it is for
Khajur gur; fruit; roadside avenue palm.