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
Dragon Fruit / Pitaya
ड्रैगन फ्रूट / कमलम
Selenicereus undatus (white) | S. costaricensis (red flesh)
Dragon Fruit / Kamalam — it's a CACTUS (never overwater!). Hand pollinate the ONE night flower opens — set alarm! Dry cutting 5-7 days before planting. 4-6 crops/year. Gujarat = Kamalam.
🌱 Year-round (cactus) | Cutting propagation — dry end 5-7 days before planting!
⏱️ 12-18 months from cutting | 4-6 crops per year!
Amla / Indian Gooseberry
आँवला
Phyllanthus emblica (syn. Emblica officinalis)
Amla — 10-20x more Vitamin C than orange! ONLY fruit whose Vitamin C survives cooking. 70-100 year tree. Hair growth + blood sugar proven. Supplement can't replicate whole amla.
🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted plant essential
⏱️ Grafted: 3-5 years | Oct-Feb harvest | Tree life: 70-100 years
Jackfruit / Kathal
कटहल
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jackfruit / Kathal — world's largest tree fruit (50 kg!). India native Western Ghats. Raw = vegan meat. Oil your hands before cutting (latex!). Seeds = 7g protein — never throw.
🌱 June-July (monsoon) | Grafted or fresh seed | Large tree 8-20m
⏱️ Grafted: 3-5 years | 100-200 fruits/year | 5-50 kg per fruit!
Jamun / Black Plum
जामुन
Syzygium cumini (syn. Eugenia jambolana)
Jamun — seeds are the most valuable part (jamboline — anti-diabetic!). India's most climate-resilient tree. Purple tongue = antioxidant dose. 100-year tree. May-July season only.
🌱 From fresh seed or grafted | June-July planting | Tree life: 50-100 years
⏱️ Seedling: 5-8 years | Season: May-July only (fleeting 4-6 weeks)
Ber / Indian Jujube
बेर
Ziziphus mauritiana
Ber / Jujube — Ramayana's Shabari fruit. India's toughest tree (50°C + 6 month drought!). Annual pruning essential. Jujubosides for anxiety+sleep. Vitamin C 77% RDA.
🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted recommended | Annual pruning essential
⏱️ Grafted: 2-3 years | Oct-March harvest | 25-30 years productive
Sitafal / Custard Apple
सीताफल / शरीफा
Annona squamosa
Sitafal / Custard Apple — "nature's ice cream". Seeds TOXIC — annonacin causes blindness (keep from children's eyes!). Hand pollinate for fruit set. Summer dormancy = NOT dead.
🌱 June-July or March-April | Grafted or fresh seed | Summer dormancy normal
⏱️ Grafted: 3-4 years | Aug-Nov season | VERY short storage (1-2 days ripe)
Chiku / Sapodilla
चीकू
Manilkara zapota (syn. Achras sapota)
Chiku / Sapodilla — original chewing gum tree (chicle latex)! India world's largest producer. 40-60 year low-maintenance tree. NEVER eat unripe. Baramasi variety = year-round fruit.
🌱 June-July or Feb-March | Grafted essential | Tree life: 40-60 years
⏱️ Grafted: 4-5 years | Sept-March | 100-500 fruits/mature tree yearly
Mulberry / Shahtut
शहतूत / तूत
Morus alba (white) | M. nigra (black) | M. rubra (red)
Mulberry / Shahtut — India's fastest fruiting tree (12-18 months cutting!). Leaf tea = clinically proven anti-diabetic (1-DNJ). Feb-April season. Stains everything — wear old clothes!
🌱 Cutting propagation — 85-90% success | Feb-March best | Fruits in 12-18 months!
⏱️ 12-18 months from cutting — India's FASTEST fruiting tree!
Passion Fruit
पैशन फ्रूट / कृष्ण फल
Passiflora edulis f. edulis (purple) | P. edulis f. flavicarpa (yellow)
Passion Fruit — most complex flower (Christ's Passion story!). Highest fiber tropical fruit (10.4g). Plant 2 vines for cross-pollination. Leaf tea for anxiety. Hills 600m+ only (purple).
🌱 March-June | Seed or cutting | Strong trellis essential | Cross-pollinate 2 plants
⏱️ 12-18 months | 40-60 fruits/vine/year | Vine life: 5-7 years
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