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Ashoka (Mast Tree): How to Grow Monoon longifolium in Jaipur

Monoon longifolium

The tall, evergreen "Ashoka" or Mast tree seen along Indian roads. How to plant and care for it in Jaipur, what it offers birds and butterflies, and why it is not the true Ashoka (Saraca asoca).

  • Published on October 6, 2026
  • GreenEye Team
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Planting methods

SaplingPrimary method

Spacing: 3-5 m in rows (column form); 6-8 m (spreading form) · Depth: Same depth as nursery bag; pit 60 cm cube

Planting steps, drawn: Sapling

  1. Dig a pit

    Pit ⁦60 cm⁩

  2. Mix compost into the dug-out soil

  3. Set the plant at its nursery soil level

  4. Firm the soil and shape a watering basin

  5. Water it well

Seed

Spacing: Sow in nursery polybags, transplant later · Depth: About 1-2 cm; sow fresh seed (viability about 3 months)

Planting steps, drawn: Seed

  1. Pick fresh, healthy seed and prepare it

  2. Sow at a shallow, even depth

    Depth ⁦≈ 1–2 cm⁩

  3. Cover lightly and keep the soil moist

  4. Transplant the seedling once it is sturdy

Air layering

Spacing: As for saplings · Depth: As for saplings

Planting steps, drawn: Air layering

  1. Remove a ring of bark on a branch

  2. Wrap the ring in moist moss and cover it

  3. Wait until roots fill the moss

  4. Cut below the roots and plant it

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