Jackfruit (Kathal) Tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus): Where It Grows in India and How to Plant It
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jackfruit, kathal (कटहल) in Hindi, is Artocarpus heterophyllus, the big evergreen fruit tree native to India. How to plant a grafted kathal tree and when, where to plant it, how to raise a plant from seed, whether it can live in a pot, how to recognise it, three years of care and what to watch out for.
Soil pH
Check your soil pH
No verified pH range for this tree yet. Test your soil and ask your nearest KVK before adding anything.
Before planting
- Ask your nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) to test the soil and advise.About 8 weeks before planting
At planting
- Mix well-rotted farmyard manure or compost into the pit soil.At planting
After the monsoon
- Test the pH again after the first monsoon, then once a year.After the first monsoon
When this tree is planted
- West coast · Jun, Jul
- South peninsula · Jun, Jul, Aug
- East coast · Oct, Nov
- East India · Jul, Aug
- Northeast India · Jul, Aug
- North plains (Indo-Gangetic) · Jul, Aug
- Central India · Jul, Aug
- Northwest arid · Jul, Aug
Guidance only. Test your soil (Soil Health Card or your KVK lab) before adding anything.
Based on
- Aonla cultivation (Unit 2) – IGNOU eGyanKosh
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