Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun to part shade
Water
Regular; humid
Mature size
20–30 m
First harvest
Fruit from year eight
Family
Moraceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Biodiversity, Grow food
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Needs coastal humidity and deep soil.
The wild jack of Malabar — timber for boats and fruit for the monkeys.
Growing it
Needs coastal humidity and deep soil.
What it is for
Boat timber, wild fruit; endemic to the Western Ghats.