Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Water
Regular
Mature size
4–8 m
First harvest
Fruit from year five
Family
Myrtaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Biodiversity, Grow food
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Slow but very hardy on lateritic soil.
A small-fruited endemic jamun of the southern hills, cropping through the monsoon.
Growing it
Slow but very hardy on lateritic soil.
What it is for
Wild fruit; bird food; endemic to peninsular India.