Khejri Tree (Prosopis cineraria): Rajasthan's State Tree and How to Grow It in Jaipur

Khejri is native to the arid and semi-arid north-west of India. ICAR-CIAH (Bikaner) describes it as tolerating extreme heat of up to about 50 °C, hot loo winds, frost and severe drought, and it grows with as little as 75–450 mm of rain a year. Jaipur, with roughly 600–650 mm, sits well inside its comfort range. A CIAH survey has also recorded Khejri in Jaipur district.

Khejri puts out new leaves, flowers and pods in the driest months, March to June. It tolerates alkaline soils (reported up to pH 9.8) but needs good drainage, and does poorly on shallow soil over a hard layer or on strongly saline soil. Dense shade kills its seedlings, so plant it only in full sun.