Rent a tree and get 90 kg of its fruits delivered to your home: Check booking steps, different plans and pricing of Kerala company

A small idea that started with a simple question is now turning into something people are actually trying out this summer. In Kochi, a startup called Rent A Tree is letting people rent an entire mango tree for a season and take home whatever fruit grows on it. Yes, not just a box of mangoes, but the full produce from one tree.

The concept is being talked about a lot online, partly because it sounds unusual at first, and partly because it connects city buyers directly with farms without much complication. The venture was started by Umesh Damodaran, who earlier ran an ed-tech business in Bengaluru. During his travel between cities, he would often bring back export-quality Alphonso mangoes from Palakkad.

As reported by The Hindu, what began as sharing a few boxes with neighbours slowly turned into a bigger thought when someone asked if they could get the entire produce from one tree. That one question pushed him to build the model around renting trees instead of selling fruit in boxes.

How to rent a tree

The process is quite direct, nothing too complicated. Users go to the platform, check available trees listed across orchards, and choose one based on the plan.

Here is how it generally works:

• You pick a tree from listed farms
• Select a plan depending on how much fruit you want
• Pay for the season
• Farmers take care of everything from growing to harvesting
• Mangoes are delivered to your home as they ripen

Customers also get updates about their tree a few times every month, which keeps them connected to the process in a small way.

Plans and pricing

There are currently three main plans offered:

• Basic plan: Around 30–50 kg of mangoes
• Standard plan: Around 45–75 kg
• Premium plan: Around 60–90 kg

The starting price is roughly ₹10,300 per tree for a season. Prices can go up depending on demand and how close it is to harvest time.

The mango season usually runs for about four months, though it can differ depending on location and weather.

Where are these trees located?

The trees are not in one place. The company works with farms spread across major mango-growing regions like Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, and parts of Kerala. Together, they manage close to 250 acres of orchards.

Right now, the number of trees available is limited, with a cap of around 200, and about 160 customers have already signed up.

For many buyers, the appeal is simple — they know exactly where their fruit is coming from. It also fits into the growing farm-to-home trend where people prefer traceable, naturally grown produce.

The model does seem to sit somewhere between farming and online shopping. Customers don’t do any work, but still feel like they “own” something for a season. Some even refer to it as “their tree” while tracking updates.