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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।

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Dragon Fruit Kamalam Growing India — Cactus Fruit Encyclopedia

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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!

Dragon Fruit Kamalam Cactus Never Overwater

🌍 Mexico and Central America — India commercial: 2000s onwards View Guide →

Amla Indian Gooseberry Growing India — Ayurvedic Sacred Fruit Encyclopedia

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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

Amla Gooseberry 10-20x Vitamin C

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. 5,000+ years Ayurvedic use. View Guide →

Jackfruit Kathal Growing India — World Largest Tree Fruit Encyclopedia

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Jackfruit / Kathal

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!

Jackfruit Kathal World Largest Fruit

🌍 Western Ghats — India and Bangladesh. India's own native. View Guide →

Jamun Black Plum Growing India — Divine Fruit Ayurvedic Encyclopedia

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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)

Jamun Black Plum Seeds Anti-diabetic

🌍 Indian subcontinent — native. Sanskrit: "Divya Phalam" (divine fruit). View Guide →

Ber Indian Jujube Growing India — Ramayana Fruit Drought Champion

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Ber / Indian Jujube

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

Ber Jujube Ramayana Fruit

🌍 South Asia — native. Ramayana mention (Shabari's ber to Lord Rama). View Guide →

Sitafal Custard Apple Growing India — Nature's Ice Cream Encyclopedia

🍎 Fruits 🌱 Medium

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)

Sitafal Custard Apple Seeds Toxic Warning

🌍 Tropical Americas and Caribbean — Portuguese 16th century to India View Guide →

Chiku Sapodilla Growing India — Original Chewing Gum Tree Encyclopedia

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Chiku / Sapodilla

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

Chiku Sapodilla Original Chewing Gum

🌍 Mexico and Central America — chicle = original chewing gum! View Guide →

Mulberry Shahtut Growing India — Fastest Fruiting Tree Silk Encyclopedia

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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!

Mulberry Shahtut Fastest Fruiting Tree

🌍 China and India — both centers of origin. 5,000+ years silk connection. View Guide →

Passion Fruit Growing India — Spectacular Flower Hills Fruit Encyclopedia

🍎 Fruits 🌱 Medium

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

Passion Fruit Complex Flower Highest Fiber Tropical

🌍 South America — Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. Colonial era to India. View Guide →

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