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Neem Tree (Azadirachta indica): How to Grow and Care for It in Jaipur

Azadirachta indica

Neem is one of the toughest trees for Rajasthan's heat, low rainfall and alkaline soil. Learn when to plant it in Jaipur, how to protect young saplings from frost, its benefits and traditional uses, and why neem oil must never be swallowed.

  • Published on October 5, 2026
  • GreenEye Team
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Planting methods

SaplingPrimary method

Spacing: 5x5 m (block) to 7x7 m (agroforestry); 8-10 m for single shade trees · Depth: Pit 60x60x60 cm to 1x1x1 m; plant at nursery soil level

Planting steps, drawn: Sapling

  1. Dig a pit

    Pit ⁦60 cm – 1 m⁩

  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: Nursery drills 15 cm apart · Depth: About 2.5 cm; sow fresh seed

Planting steps, drawn: Seed

  1. Pick fresh, healthy seed and prepare it

  2. Sow at a shallow, even depth

    Depth ⁦≈ 2.5 cm⁩

  3. Cover lightly and keep the soil moist

  4. Transplant the seedling once it is sturdy

Cutting

Spacing: As sapling · Depth: Root-shoot stump (2.5 cm shoot, 23 cm root) in a crowbar hole at the break of the rains

Planting steps, drawn: Cutting

  1. Take a healthy cutting

  2. Plant it in a moist rooting mix

  3. Keep it moist until roots form

  4. Transplant the rooted cutting

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