Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first year
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Figs year eight
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Never plant it near a wall or a drain; the roots win.
Sacred, enormous and the most valuable bird tree in any Indian city.
Growing it
Never plant it near a wall or a drain; the roots win.
What it is for
Bird and bat habitat; fig crops feed dozens of species.