Ashoka Tree (Saraca asoca): Where It Grows in India and How to Plant It
Saraca asoca
The true Ashoka or Sita Ashok (Saraca asoca) is the sacred, orange-flowered tree of the Ramayana, not the tall roadside Mast tree. How to recognise it, its scientific and Hindi names, where it grows in India, how and when to plant it, and the shade and water it needs.
Planting calendar
- South peninsula · Monsoon · Jun, Jul
- North plains (Indo-Gangetic) · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
- Northwest arid · Monsoon · Jul, Aug
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