Casuarina vs Melia (Malabar Neem)
Both are Tree. Each axis is a percentile across all 538 crops — 80 means higher than four-fifths of the table. Where an axis is missing, the crop genuinely is not measured that way.
Casuarina
Melia (Malabar Neem)
| Measure | Casuarina | Melia (Malabar Neem) |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Jun–Jul |
| Days to harvest | 4–7 yr | 6–10 yr |
| Spacing | 2 × 2 m | 3 × 3 m |
| Soil pH | 6.0–8.5 | 6.0–7.5 |
| Water | 700–1200 | 800–1500 |
| Temperature °C | 20–38 | 18–35 |
| Seed rate | Seedlings | Nursery |
| Yield | 20–30 m³/yr | 12–18 m³/yr |
| Watch for | Blister bark, termite | Shoot borer, leaf spot |