Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Shade
Water
Waterlogged forest soil
Mature size
10–20 m
First harvest
Fruit from year ten
Family
Myristicaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Biodiversity
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Needs a genuine swamp forest; a conservation planting only.
The Malabar nutmeg of swampy Ghats forest — a myristica swamp indicator species.
Growing it
Needs a genuine swamp forest; a conservation planting only.
What it is for
Myristica swamp restoration; hornbill food tree.