Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first two years
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Timber year fifteen
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Suckers from the roots; keep it away from lawns.
The timber tree of the north Indian plain, nitrogen-fixing and fast.
Growing it
Suckers from the roots; keep it away from lawns.
What it is for
Furniture timber; improves soil nitrogen as it grows.