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Current price ₹ 399

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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


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Light Requirement

  • More than 6 hours of sunlight a day is ideal for plant to grow well and natural direct bright light for the rest of the day.
  • Soil
  • The soil should be well drained and fertile, rich in organic content for growing plant.
  • Watering
  • Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Apply 4 cup (Approx. 200 ml) water when top soil (1-2 inches) in pot feels dry to touch.
  • As rule of thumb, Water the plant thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
  • Do not over-water the plant.
  • Apply water preferably in morning or evening.
  • Application of Fertilizer
  • Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.
  • During the main growing season feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month (June-Aug).
  • Apply water immediately after application of fertilizer.

  • Re-potting
  • When a plant outgrows in current pot, re-pot with fresh potting soil and some fertilizer.
  • Do the re-potting late evening and keep the plant in shady area for 2 to 3 days and then move the plant in its suitable growing condition.
  • For re-potting procedure click here


    Plant Protection
  • Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and dispose them away from the planting area.
  • Spray Neem, Eucalyptus or Citrus oil for any insect/pest attack, as a primary treatment.

  • Donts
  • Do not over water the plant especially when pot does not have drainage holes.
  • Avoid applying water on flowers and leaves it may cause fungus infection.

    Kaju Tree care

    Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location:

  • Keep the plant in Natural indirect bright Light.
  • Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
  • Apply 4 cup (Approx. 200 ml ) water when top soil (1-2 inches) in pot feels dry to touch.
  • Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.

  • 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

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    How to grow kaju tree?

    Kaju can be grow by various methods e.g Seed, Grafting, Soft wood grafting.Consider the following points to grow plant.
    1. Sunlight- More than 6 hours of direct bright sunlight is required.
    2. Soil- Soil or potting mixture should be well drained, fertile and nutrient rich.
    3. Water- Water the plant when 1-2 inch surface soil layer feels dry to touch.
    4. Fertilizer - Apply any organic fertilizer during the main growing season(May-June).

    Note - For further details check the product description on nurserylive.com

    How to plant kaju tree?

    To plant Kaju tree consider the following points
    1. To grow Kaju plant in pot, choose a pot having of 7-10 inch upper diameter and drainage holes.
    2. Fill the 1/3 pot with well drained soil rich in organic content and place the plant in the center of the pot.
    3. Fill the remaining pot with same soil.
    4. Keep the plant in indirect bright light location for 2-3 days and then gradually move to a location that receives more than 6 hours of direct sunlight.
    5. Once the plant is overgrown in current pot, plant it in field. If you are planting purchased plant directly in ground follow below procedure.
    1. Keep the plant in indirect bright light for 3-4 days and gradually move to a location receiving direct sunlight for more than 6 hours a day.
    2. Dig a pit twice the size of the bag/pot the current plant is in.
    3. Fill the 1/3 of pit with soil rich in organic content, place the plant in center and fill the pit with same soil.
    4. Apply water. General caring tips- Plant should get more than 6 hours of sunlight a day. Water the plant when surface soil (1-2 inch) feels dry to touch. Apply any organic fertilizer during the main growing season (May-June).

    How to grow kaju plant from seed?

    To grow kaju plant from seed consider the following points
    1. To grow from seed, you need the entire raw seed not just the nut and soak them for 24 hours in warm water.
    2. To sow seeds make a hole about 1/2 inch, place seeds in it, and cover with soil.
    3. Water- Water the plant when 1-2 inch surface layer soil feels dry to touch. Do not over water the plant
    4. Sunlight - Plant grow outdoor require more than 6 hours of natural direct bright sunlight.
    5. Germination- seeds will start germinate within 30-40 days.
    6. Fertilizer - Apply any organic fertilizer during the main growing season feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month. Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.

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