Sowing months
Jun–Jul, Dec
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly
Mature size
6–12 m
First harvest
Fruit year three
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon, winter
Care
Grows from a thick cutting stuck in the ground in winter.
Fruit in March, silkworm leaves all summer, and shade in between.
Growing it
Grows from a thick cutting stuck in the ground in winter.
What it is for
Shahtoot fruit; silkworm fodder; birds love it.