Sal vs Tagasaste
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.
Sal
Tagasaste
| Measure | Sal | Tagasaste |
|---|---|---|
| Season | Perennial | Perennial |
| Sowing window | Jun–Jul | Sep–Oct |
| Days to harvest | 60–120 yr | 2–4 yr |
| Spacing | 3 × 3 m | 2 × 1 m |
| Soil pH | 5.5–7.0 | 5.5–7.5 |
| Water | 1000–2000 | 400–800 |
| Temperature °C | 20–38 | 5–28 |
| Seed rate | Nursery | 4–5 kg |
| Yield | 3–5 m³/yr | 10–18 t green |
| Watch for | Sal borer, heart rot | Root rot, aphid |