Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly for three years
Mature size
15–25 m
First harvest
Fruit year eight
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Plant for the long term; it outlives the house.
A century-tree with feathery shade and the sourness of half of Indian cooking.
Growing it
Plant for the long term; it outlives the house.
What it is for
Imli paste; enormous shade; roosting tree for parakeets.