Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for three years
Mature size
10–20 m
First harvest
Fruit year five grafted
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Give it space — the fruit is heavy and the crown is wide.
One tree feeds a street. Green for sabzi, ripe for the sweetest fruit there is.
Growing it
Give it space — the fruit is heavy and the crown is wide.
What it is for
Kathal sabzi, ripe fruit, seeds; heavy shade.