Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Regular through the rains
Mature size
20–30 m
First harvest
Pods from year six
Family
Fabaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground
Good for
Biodiversity, Grow food
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
A big tree; plant it at a field edge, not in a courtyard.
The tree bean of Manipur — long flat pods with a pungent unmistakable smell.
Growing it
A big tree; plant it at a field edge, not in a courtyard.
What it is for
Yongchak eromba; nitrogen fixing; bat-pollinated flower heads.