Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first year
Mature size
10–20 m
First harvest
Nuts year five
Family
Combretaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Salt-tolerant; excellent behind a beach.
Tiered branches and huge leaves that turn red before falling — a coastal shade tree.
Growing it
Salt-tolerant; excellent behind a beach.
What it is for
Coastal shade; edible kernel; leaf litter feeds aquaria.