Native Trees
14 articles
Kadamb Tree (Neolamarckia cadamba): Can It Grow in Jaipur? Care, Benefits and Meaning
Neolamarckia cadamba
Kadamb, Krishna's monsoon tree with golden ball-shaped flowers, comes from wet tropical country. Here is an honest…
Jamun Tree (Syzygium cumini): How to Grow and Care for It in Jaipur
Syzygium cumini
Jamun is a native Indian fruit tree loved by people, bees and birds, but in Jaipur it needs summer water every year.…
Kachnar Tree (Bauhinia variegata): How to Grow It in Jaipur and Use Its Buds
Bauhinia variegata L.
Kachnar is the orchid tree that flowers on bare branches in late winter and gives the buds for kachnar ki kali ki…
Amaltas Tree (Cassia fistula): How to Grow and Care for It in Jaipur
Cassia fistula
Amaltas, the golden shower tree, flowers through Jaipur's hottest weeks, copes with drought once established and is…
Rohida Tree (Tecomella undulata): Rajasthan's State Flower and How to Grow It in Jaipur
Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.
Rohida gives Rajasthan its state flower and the Thar its main native timber, and it is now Endangered. When to plant…
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…
Moringa (Sahjan): The Fast-Growing Drumstick Tree for Jaipur
Moringa oleifera
Sahjan (moringa) is a native, fast-growing food tree whose leaves, flowers and pods are traditional vegetables. Learn…
Bel (Bael) Tree: How to Plant and Care for It in Jaipur
Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa
Bel is a hardy native fruit tree that handles 48 °C heat, drought and salty soil. Learn when and how to plant it in…
Amla (Indian Gooseberry): A Hardy Native Fruit Tree for Jaipur
Phyllanthus emblica L.
Amla is a tough native fruit tree that grows in dry, poor and even salty soils, needs little water once settled, and…
Arjun Tree (Terminalia arjuna): How to Plant and Care for It in Jaipur
Terminalia arjuna
Arjun is a large native shade tree of India's riverbanks, valued in Ayurveda. It can grow well in Jaipur if planted in…
Khejri Tree (Prosopis cineraria): Rajasthan's State Tree and How to Grow It in Jaipur
Prosopis cineraria
Khejri is Rajasthan's state tree: it stays green in the hottest months, enriches the soil and gives sangri and fodder.…
Bargad (Banyan Tree): How to Plant and Care for India's National Tree in Jaipur
Ficus benghalensis L.
The Bargad (Ficus benghalensis) is a huge, long-lived shade tree whose aerial roots become new trunks. Here is how to…
Peepal Tree (Ficus religiosa): How to Plant and Care for It in Jaipur
Ficus religiosa L.
The peepal, or sacred fig, is a long-lived shade tree that feeds birds and bats and is revered across India. Here is…
Neem Tree (Azadirachta indica): How to Grow and Care for It in Jaipur
Azadirachta indica A.Juss.
Neem is one of the toughest trees for Rajasthan's heat, low rainfall and alkaline soil. Learn when to plant it in…