
- Hindi
- कटहल
- Botanical
- Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Family
- Moraceae
About the plant
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.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water
- Weekly for three years
- Season
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground
- Mature size
- 10–20 m
- First harvest
- Fruit year five grafted
Give it space — the fruit is heavy and the crown is wide.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Kathal sabzi, ripe fruit, seeds; heavy shade.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- Published