Fruits फल
Complete growing encyclopedias for 25 Indian fruits — from mango to avocado. Planting, care, grafting, harvest and nutritional information.
25 Indian fruits की complete growing encyclopedia — mango से avocado तक। Planting, care, grafting, harvest और nutritional information।
25 Edibles
Mango / Aam
आम
Mangifera indica
Mango / Aam — India's national fruit (4000+ years). Always buy GRAFTED (3-5 yr fruit vs 8-10 yr seedling). 1000+ varieties. Alternate bearing fix. 100-300 year tree life!
🌱 June-July (monsoon) or Feb-March | Grafted plant only
⏱️ Grafted: 3-5 years | Tree life: 100-300 years!
Banana / Kela
केला
Musa acuminata / M. balbisiana / hybrids
Banana / Kela — not a tree (world's largest herb!). India largest producer. Ratoon crops 5-10 years. Flower + stem + fruit + leaf ALL edible. Raw banana = prebiotic resistant starch.
🌱 From suckers — March-June best | Perennial ratoon cropping
⏱️ 12-18 months from sucker | 5-10 years via ratoon management
Guava / Amrud
अमरूद / पेरू
Psidium guajava
Guava / Amrud — 4x more Vitamin C than oranges! India's most nutritious underrated fruit. Leaf tea proven for diabetes + diarrhea. Drought tolerant. 50-100 kg/year mature tree.
🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted plant recommended | Twice-yearly fruit
⏱️ Grafted: 2-3 years | 50-100 kg per mature tree annually
Lemon / Nimbu
नींबू
Citrus aurantifolia (Kagzi lime) | C. limon (true lemon) | C. sinensis (sweet lime)
Lemon / Nimbu — squeeze on every iron-rich meal (3-6x absorption boost!). One container tree = family's year-round needs. Drought stress triggers flowering. Kagzi > imported yellow.
🌱 Feb-March or June-July | Grafted | Near year-round fruiting
⏱️ Grafted: 2-3 years | 300-800 fruits/year mature tree
Papaya / Papita
पपीता
Carica papaya
Papaya / Papita — fastest fruit (9-12 months from seed!). Plant 5 seedlings, remove males. AVOID raw papaya in pregnancy. Leaf juice for dengue (clinically studied). Seeds = antiparasitic.
🌱 March-June from seed or seedling | Year-round tropical areas
⏱️ 9-12 months from seed — fastest common fruit! | 3-5 years productive
Pomegranate / Anar
अनार
Punica granatum
Pomegranate / Anar — peel has 3x red wine antioxidants (dry it, never throw!). Most drought-tolerant fruit tree. 5,000 year Indian history. Cutting propagation easy. Mahashtra = world #1.
🌱 Feb-March or June-July | Cutting propagation 70-80% success
⏱️ Cutting: 2-3 years | 50-150 fruits/year mature tree
Watermelon / Tarbooj
तरबूज
Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon / Tarbooj — more lycopene than tomatoes! Rind = sabzi (citrulline for BP). Seeds = 28g protein (roast them!). Reduce water last 2 weeks = sweeter fruit. Rooftop ideal.
🌱 Feb-March (main) | June-July (monsoon)
⏱️ 70-90 days from sowing — 30-35 days after pollination
Strawberry
स्ट्रॉबेरी
Fragaria × ananassa
Strawberry — #1 food source of Fisetin (longevity compound!). Oct-Nov ONLY in plains. Runner propagation = infinite free plants. Does NOT ripen after picking — harvest fully red.
🌱 Oct-Nov runners (plains) | Year-round (hills) — runners not seeds!
⏱️ 3-4 months from runner | Free runners = infinite propagation
Fig / Anjeer
अंजीर
Ficus carica
Fig / Anjeer — 11,000 years old (older than wheat!). Fresh figs 99% Indians haven't tasted. Soak 2-3 dried overnight = best constipation remedy. Winter dormancy = NOT dead. Easy cutting.
🌱 Feb-March cutting from dormant wood | Container excellent
⏱️ Cutting: 2 years | Two crops: Breba + Main (Aug-Oct)
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