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M. oleifera grows rapidly on favorable sites, with height increments of 1 to 2 m per year during the first 3 to 4 years.
trees rarely grow taller than 10 to 12 m, they occasionally attain heights of up to 16 m with stem diameters of up to 75 cm.
Fruit production begins as early as 6 to 8 months after planting in the case of trees raised from stem and branch cuttings.
Fruit yields are generally low during the first 2 years, but from the third year onward, a single tree can yield between 600 and 1,600 fruits each year.
M. oleifera is easily propagated by cuttings.
Trees grown from seeds produce longer roots than those from cuttings and may be preferable for planting in semiarid and arid regions where water table depth is a potential growth-limiting factor.
Drumstick tree is a strongly light-demanding species, and is commonly planted at spacings of 3 by 3 m to 5 by 5 m in block plantations, or at 5-m spacing in line plantings.