Jamun Tree (Syzygium cumini): Where It Grows in India and How to Care for It
Syzygium cumini
Jamun is a native Indian fruit tree loved by people, bees and birds. It grows across most of India, but in dry regions it needs summer water every year. Learn where it does well, when to plant, why to choose a grafted sapling, how to protect young plants from frost, and what the evidence really says about jamun and diabetes.
Where to get seeds and saplings
Real nurseries and institutes we checked. Stock changes, so confirm before you travel.
- ICFRE-AFRI Model Nursery (Arid Forest Research Institute)
Serves: Northwest arid
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Stock list dated 1 July 2025; check current stock before visiting.
Checked October 12, 2026
- ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture (CIAH)
Serves: Northwest arid
Bikaner, Rajasthan
The page names the jamun variety Goma Priyanka and says the institute supplies planting material to farmers and NGOs, but does not list current jamun stock. Ask before visiting.
Link not checked recently
- Dilli Free Tree - Delhi Forest Department nurseries
Serves: North plains (Indo-Gangetic)
Delhi
Free sapling scheme; pick a nursery and check live species stock on the portal.
Checked October 12, 2026
- ICFRE-IFGTB Research Nursery (Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding)
Serves: South peninsula
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Monthly availability list; stock changes, so check the latest list first.
Checked October 12, 2026
- TNAU Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
Serves: South peninsula
Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu
The price list carries no date; confirm availability before visiting.
Checked October 12, 2026
- Tamil Nadu Green Mission nursery portal
Serves: South peninsula, East coast
Tamil Nadu
State portal for government nurseries; choose a nursery near you and check stock there.
Checked October 12, 2026
- Nurserylive - Jamun Tree, Syzygium cumini plant
Ships across India
Checked October 12, 2026
- PlantsGuru - Jamun (Black Berry) plant
Ships across India
Checked October 12, 2026
- PlantsGuru - Eugenia jambolana, Jamun seeds (1 kg)
Ships across India
Listed under the older name Eugenia jambolana (TNAU also uses this name for Jamun). Seedling trees fruit later than grafts.
Checked October 12, 2026
Sources: AFRI Model Nursery plant stock as on 1.7.25 (Jamun, Syzygium cumini: 500) – ICFRE - Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur; Nursery & Species-Wise Stock (Jamun, Syzygium cumini) – Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of NCT of Delhi; Seedlings available for sale in the Research Nursery, ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore (as on 01.10.2026): Syzygium cumini (Naval) 160 – ICFRE - Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore
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