Description
Cashew trees are attractive trees with large leaves and pretty, pink flowe Now grow your own cashew tree at your home.What makes it special:
- The cashew is an attractive, erect,evergreen tree.
- Delicious and nutritious fruit and nuts.
- Perfect plant for outdoor garden.
Anacardium occidentale is evergreen tree and grow up to 6 to 12 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, leathery textured, elliptic to obovate. The flowers are produced in a panicle or corymb up to 26 cm long, each flower small, pale green at first then turning reddish, with five slender, acute petals.
Actually, the drupe develops first on the tree, and then the peduncle expands into the pseudofruit. Within the true fruit is a single seed, the cashew nut. Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the fruit of the cashew is a seed.Plant Specifications
Plant Height | 20 inch (51 cm) |
Plant Spread | 6 inch (15 cm) |
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name | Cashew, kaju |
Maximum Reachable Height | 6 to 12 meter |
Flower Colour | Pale green to reddish |
Bloom Time | November to April |
Difficulty Level | Easy |
Planting and care
Refer our Garden Guide for detailed procedures and meanings of words related to gardening.
Light Requirement
Re-potting
Plant Protection
Donts
Kaju Tree care
Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location:
Key requirements to keep plant healthy:
Sunlight | More than 6 hours of sunlight and natural direct bright light for the rest of the day. |
Watering | Apply 4 cup (Approx. 200 ml) water when top soil (1-2 inches) in pot feels dry to touch. |
Soil | Soil should be well drain and fertile, rich in organic content |
Temperature | 20 to 35 degree Celsius |
Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer once a month (June-Aug). |
Kaju Tree special feature
The cashew apple looks very attractive with its red cheeks. It s high in Vitamin C, refreshing, very juicy, but a bit acidic. And it leaves a furry feeling in your mouth.
Kaju Tree uses
Ornamental Use:
- Flowers are showy
Medicinal Use:
- Nutritious
Culinary Use:
- Fruits and seeds are edible