A living landscape in Kavanur.
Flora Hills is a piece of organic landscape located in Kavanur-12, Malappuram district in Kerala, approximately 300 metres from the Areekode–Manjeri highway. The land brings together fruit plantations, regional trees, bamboo varieties, biodiversity and long-term ecological restoration.
Where slope, soil and water meet.
Flora Hills carries a gentle slope connecting lower ground with the surrounding hillside, creating varying microclimates, light conditions and planting opportunities.
This character gives Flora Hills both visual beauty and ecological potential — supporting water movement, diverse planting patterns and the gradual creation of richer habitat zones.
Beyond planting - restoring ecological balance.
The vision for Flora Hills is not just about adding trees. It is about building a living system where soil health, water retention, shade, biodiversity and organic practice strengthen one another.
Organic soil
Water resilience
Biodiversity
More than two decades of evolution.
Beginning
The land began as a personal green space with early planting and care.
Diversification
Fruit trees, regional trees and useful plants were gradually added.
Organic Practice
The focus shifted toward organic cultivation and healthier soil systems.
Biodiversity
More life forms began appearing as the land became greener and more layered.
Future Forest
The next dream is a dense Miyawaki forest and a rich fruit forest collection.
A future forest of flavours, stories and diversity.
One of the long-term dreams of Flora Hills is the creation of a dedicated fruit forest across approximately 20 cents of land — an evolving landscape designed to celebrate diversity, resilience and the remarkable richness of fruit-bearing plants.
The vision is to gradually cultivate a living collection of nearly 300 fruit plant varieties from different parts of the world, while ensuring that native and regionally suitable fruit trees remain the dominant presence and ecological backbone of the forest.
Flora Hills recognises that diversity is not measured only by the number of species, but also by the many varieties that exist within a single species. A mango, for example, is not merely one tree but a world of flavours, forms and regional identities.
The proposed fruit forest is therefore imagined not as an orchard in the conventional sense, but as a layered and immersive landscape where native trees, rare fruit varieties and carefully selected species grow together to create habitat, shade, seasonal beauty and ecological value.
The Flora Hills Living Collection.
A growing botanical archive shaped by curiosity, conservation and ecological diversity.
A landscape of diversity and discovery.
At the heart of Flora Hills is a growing living collection of trees, fruit plants, palms, bamboo and botanical varieties brought together through years of planting, observation and ecological curiosity.
This collection reflects more than cultivation alone. It represents a continuing effort to celebrate diversity — where native species, regional favourites, heritage varieties and carefully selected introductions coexist within the same landscape.
Flora Hills recognises that diversity exists not only between species, but also within them. A single fruit tree may carry many identities — shaped by climate, geography, flavour, season and cultural memory.
The Flora Hills Living Collection therefore continues to grow not as a catalogue alone, but as a landscape of learning, conservation and discovery.
Fruit Trees
- Mango
- Jackfruit
- Rambutan
- Avocado
- Lychee
- Egg Fruit
- Soursop (മുള്ളാത്ത/മുള് സീതപ്പഴം)
- Malaysian Santol
- Indian Cherry
- Barbados Cherry
- Strawberry Guava
- Guava
- Wax Apple
- Rose Apple
- Star Fruit
- Bilimbi
- Star Gooseberry
- Amla
- Dwarf Hog Plum
- Indian Jujube (Ambazham)
- Papaya
- Pineapple
- Orange
- Sweet Lime
- Chinese Lemon
- Sapota
- Alphonso Mango
- Neelam Mango
- Malgova Mango
- Priyur Mango
- All Seasons Mango
- Kalappadi Mango
Cash Crops
- Kerashree Coconut
- Lakshadweep Dwarf Coconut
- Tender Coconut
- Arecanut Palm
- Cashew
- Coffee
- Cocoa
- Pepper
Medicinal & Spice Plants
- Nutmeg
- Clove Tree
- Pepper Vine
- Curry Leaf Tree
- Allspice
- Cocoa Tree
- Coffee Tree
- Moringa
Timber & Heritage Trees
- Teak
- Mahogany
- Golden Shower Tree
- Indian Almond
- Cashew
- Coral Tree
- Champak
- Jasmine Tree
- Melastoma
- Sappanwood
- Agarwood
- Euvikka
Wildlife Food Plants
- Peanut Butter FruitJava Plum
- Jamun (ഞാവല്)
- Kili Njaval
- White Njaval
- Wild Njaval
Bamboo Collection
- Buddha Belly Bamboo
- Yellow Bamboo
- Striped Bamboo
- Bush Bamboo
- Polymorpha Bamboo
- Blue Pine Bamboo
- Golden Bamboo
- Tulda Bamboo
- Pencil Bamboo
- Painted Bamboo
- Lathi Bamboo
- Creeper Bamboo
Flowering Trees
- Flowering Trees
Flowering Plants
- Flowering Plants
Native Species
- Native Species
Land is not merely owned. It is cared for, understood and entrusted to the future.
Flora Hills reflects a continuing belief that biodiversity, slower ecological growth and responsible planting can help restore beauty, resilience and life to the landscapes around us.