Climate & Soil

Climate and soil Clove requires a warm humid tropical climate with an annual rainfall from 150-250 cm. It grows well from mean sea level up to an altitude of 800-900 m. Deep loam soils with high humus content and black loams of semi-forest regions with good drainage are suited for the cultivation of the crop.

Variety

There is no named variety of cloves in India.

In trade,

  1. Penang
  2. Amboyna
  3. Zanzibar