Ecology
What this tree does for the land
Thrives in dry, alkaline soils where little else fruits.
Income-bearing species
🍋 Vilvam (Bael) · வில்வம்
Vilvam — Sacred-adjacent fruit tree with medicinal pulp and hardy habit.
Traditional uses
What this tree gives
- •Fruit
- •Leaf (medicinal)
- •Shade
Community income
What a tree earns
Cumulative income a village guardian or co-op can draw from one tree of this species, at each horizon.
5 years
₹1.0k
per tree, cumulative
10 years
₹10.0k
per tree, cumulative
20 years
₹40.0k
per tree, cumulative
Fruiting from year 6; modest but dependable income.
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