Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part shade when young
Water
Regular
Mature size
10–20 m
First harvest
Sap year twelve
Family
Arecaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Flowers once, spectacularly, then dies.
Fishtail palm of the Ghats and the north-east, tapped for sap and sago.
Growing it
Flowers once, spectacularly, then dies.
What it is for
Sago and toddy; a dramatic garden palm.