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🌱 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

पानी

Weekly for three years

मौसम

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