The document provides information on several trees including: 1) Alstonia scholaris, a medium sized evergreen tree that grows up to 15 meters tall and has whorls of leaves and small white flowers. 2) Frangipani, a flowering shrub or small tree that can reach 30-40 feet tall and produces fragrant white, yellow, pink or red flowers. 3) Plumeria, including Plumeria obtusa and Plumeria rubra, which are flowering shrubs known for their fragrant blooms and tolerance of drought and heat.

1. GROUP 3
BUSHRA SABA
SADAF KHAN
JYOTI YADAV
SAMREEN SULTAN
RASHID WASEEM
FATIMA AJAZ

2. COMMON NAME: SAPTPARNI, bodhi tree, DEVIL’s TREE
SCIENTIFIC NAME :Alstonia scholeris
Tree Type : medium size evergreen tree
Climate condition : Moist warm climate
can not resist water logging
Bark : pale gray brown
Leaves : 6-10 leaves arranged in a whorl around a
central stem
Avg. Height : 14-15 m in delhi climate (max 40.0 m )
Flowers : small fragrant whitish green in cluster
Flowering season : mid October to December
Leaf fall : very less leaf fall
Uses : Mostly preferred as Avenue tree, can also
be used in parks in bunch.
: wood used for pencil.
Growth : Grows rapidly and easy to cultivate and
require less maintenance.
Alstonia scholaris
FLOWER LEAVES BARK

3. •FRANGIPANI FLOWERS COLOR ARE OF WHITES,
YELLOWS, PINKS, REDS, AND MULTIPLE PASTELS.
•FRANGIPANI IS KNOWN TO POSSESS A POISONOUS,
MILKY SAP.
•FRANGIPANI FLOWERING PLANTS CAN GROW TO BE
LARGE SHRUBS OR EVEN SMALL TREES.
•IN TROPICAL REGIONS, THE FRANGIPANI MAY REACH
A HEIGHT OF 30-40 FEET.
•FRANGIPANI LEAVES TEND TO FALL IN EARLY
WINTER.
•FRANGIPANIS ARE DECIDUOUS AND SENSITIVE TO
COLD.
•FRANGIPANI TREE'S WOOD IS WHITE, LIGHT AND
SOFT, AND CAN BE USED FOR THE MANUFACTURING
OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, TABLEWARE AND
FURNITURE.
•. FRANGIPANIS ARE ALSO GREAT SURVIVORS COPING
WITH DROUGHT, HEAT, NEGLECT AND INSECT AND
PEST ATTACK

4. PLUMERIA OBTUSA PLUMERIA RUBRA
•its common name is "Singapore", •ITS Common NAME IS Frangipani or Red
Frangipani
•Height GOES UP to 8m and spread
to 4m.
•height GOES UP to 4m and spread to 4m
•Leaves are pointed and oval up to
18cm long.
•Leaves are lance shaped to oval, and 20cm to
30cm long.
• Tubular fragrant flowers occur in summer -
autumn
•Produces fragrant flowers with 5 spreading
petals,
in summer - autumn

5. TOOT-MORUS ALBA
(SHAHTOOT,CHINNI,CHEAN,KANDI)
A MODEST TREE WITH A
SPREADING ,IRREGULAR
CROWN ,SOMETIMES
CULTIVATED FOR ITS FRUIT IN
DELHI BUT MORE OFTEN SELF
SOWN AND GROWING
UNTENDED IN UNPPLANNED
SPACES.(9M IN HEIGHT)
ORIGINALLY FROM CHINA
CULTIVATED IN INDIA .
WHERE TO SEE IT
•COMMON AS A SELF SOWN
•RELICT TREE IN GARDENS OR VACANT PLOTS
ALL OVER THE CITY
•SELDOM PLANTED WITH INTENT.THERE ARE
TWO OUTSIZE SPECIMENS INSIDE THE NATIONAL
ARCHIVES COMPOUND.
•CONSPICUOSLY ABSENT FROM THE RIDGE.
FLOWERS
•TINY GREENISH CROWDED ON SLENDER
SPIKES.
•MALE &FEMALE FLOWERS ARE
SEPARATE,GROW ON THE SAME TREE
•FLOWER SPIKES ARE LONGER (ABOUT 2 CM)
AND FALL OFF IN GREAT QUANTITY WHEN THEY
HAVE FINISHED PRODUCING POLLEN.
•FEMALE SPIKES ARE HALF AS LONG ,WITH
INDIVIDUAL FLOWERS PACKED TOGETHER MORE
CLOSELY.
SEASONS
•LEAVES SHED DECEMBER TO JANUARY,
•NEW LEAVES IN LATE FEBRUARY ,
•CANOPY RENEWED BY LATE MARCH .
•FLOWERS JUST BEFORE THE NEW LEAVES IN
FEBRUARY .MALE FLOWERS SHED BY EARLY
MARCH.
•FRUIT START TO DEVELOP EARLY IN APRIL AND
CAN CONTINUE INTO EARLY MAY.

6. RANGE
ORIGINALLY WILD IN HILLY REGIONS OF CHINAAND IN JAPAN.
CULTIVATED FROM ANTIQUITY IN N.INDIA AND STILL WIDELY GROWN FOR SILKWORMS.IN
INDIA
IT IS COMMON AS A SELF SOWN TREE IN THE PLAINS AND IS GROWN UP TO 3000 M IN
THE HILLS.
LEAVES
•EXTREMELY VARIABLE
FROM ABOUT 5CM LONG
(COMMON) TO 18CM.
•USUALLY OVAL WITH A
HEART SHAPED BASE AND
POINTY TIP ,BUT SOME
LEAVES(ON YOUNG
SHOOTS)CAN BE DEEPLY
LOBED
•THERE ARE 3-5 VEINS
STARTING FROM THE BASE
AND THE EDGES OF THE
FRUIT
COMPOUND
COMPRISING LOTS OF
INDIVIDUAL BERRIES
PACKED TOGETHER
.EACH LITTLE FEMALE
FLOWER SWELLS UP
AND BECOMES SWEET
AND JUICY .CULTIVATED
MULBERRIES CAN BE 5
CM LONG,WILD ONES
ARE SHORTER.
BARK
DARK OR MEDIUM
BROWN, ROUGH WITH
SHALLOW VERTICAL
FURROWS BECOMING
ACCENTUATED WITH
AGE.

7. HABITAT
•TOOT GROWS ON A
VARIETY OF WELL DRAINED
BUT REQUIRES RATHER A
LOT OF WATER .
•IT SPREADS THROUGH THE
AGENCY OF BIRDS.
•IT TOLERATES
SHADE,SEVERE FROST AND
HIGH LEVELS OF SULPHUR
POLLUTION ,BUT IS SHORT
LIVED AND DEVELOPS A
HOLLOW TRUNK AND
RAGGED CROWN AFTER
ABOUT 20 YEARS.
USES
•SILKWORMS HAVE BEEN REARED ON THE LEAVES OF THIS TREE IN CHINA FROM
VERY REMOTE TIMES.
•THE FRUIT IS CONSIDERED LAXATIVE AND IS USED BY UNANI HAKEEMS TO TREAT
SORE THROATS,DYSPEPSIA AND MELANCHOLIA.
•THE BARK AND ROOTS HAVE MEDICINAL USES TOO.THE SWEET FRUIT IS EATEN RAW
OR IS PROCESSED TO MAKE JUICE ,WINE,VINEGAR.
•THE LEAVES ARE NUTRITIOUS.
•THE PALE SAPWOOD IS USED IN SPORT GOOD INDUSTRY AND FOR LIGHT
CONSTRUCTION AND JOINERY.IT HAS EXCELLENT TURNING AND BENDING
PROPERTIES AND CAN BE BROUGHT TO FINE FINISH.

8. MAHUA
MADHUCA
LONGIFOLIA
COMMON NAME: MAHUA, BUTTER TREE
DISTRIBUTION: (IN INDIA) CENTRAL INDIA, WEST
BENGAL, WESTERN GHATS, MALABAR &
TRAVANCORE
•LARGE DECIDUOUS TREE
•USUAL HIGHT - 15 M
& SPREAD - 9 M
•LIFE SPAN 80 – 100 YRS

9. SOIL
•LIGHT, WELL DRAINED SOILS; SANDY, LOAMY SOIL & ROCKY
•CAN TOLERATE MILD ALKALINE SOIL
•CANNOT STAND WATER LOGGING
PROPOGATION
•SOWN IN JULY-AUGUST
•YOUNG PLANTS REQUIRE TRAINING TO A SINGLE STEM &
LITTLE PRUNING AFTERWARDS
•REQUIRES PROTECTION FROM FROST
CLIMATE
•GROWS WELL IN MODERATELY DRY CLIMATE
(TEMPERATURE RANGING B/W 2-46 DEG C)
•REQUIRES RAINFALL 500-1500 MM
•CAN BE GROWN TO A ALTITUDE OF 1200 M ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL BUT SENSITIVE TO FROST
SEASONS
•PLANT SHED ITS LEAVES IN MARCH & REVIVES THEM IN MAY

10. TRUNK
•SHORT STRAIGHT, CYLINDRICAL TRUNK & SOMETIMES
BUTTERESSED NEAR THE BASE
•BARK IS GREYISH BROWN, LIGHTLY CRACKED &
FISSURED
•6 – 8 BRANCHES SPRING APPROXIMATELY FROM THE
SAME PLACE ON THE TRUNK & SPREAD UNIFORMLY IN
ALL DIRECTIONS
•AFTER A SMALL LENGTH, THEY SOON DIVIDE & SUB-DIVIDE
INTO NUMEROUS FINE BRANCHLETS GIVING THE
TREE SPREADING CROWN
CRACKED BARK

11. LEAVES
•LEAVES ARE ALTERNATE, WIDE, FIRM & BROADLY
OVAL, POINTY-TIPPED; PROMINENTLY CLUSTERED
NEAR THE ENDS OF BRANCHLETS
•13 – 25 CM LONG USUALLY OF 15 CM
•IN MARCH LEAVES START TURNING YELLOW &
TREE IS ALMOST BARE BY LATE APRIL. NEW
LEAVES ARISE IN MAY
•YOUNG LEAVES ARE SOFTLY WOOLLY WITH A
DELICATE SHADE OF PINK, BECOMING DARK
GREEN, LEATHERY & SMOOTH AS THEY AGE
FLOWERS
•FLOWERS ARE YELLOWISH/ CREAM COLOURED, FLESHY WITH SWEET
BUT MUSTY SCENT
•ORGANIZED INTO CLUSTERS, NEAR THE END OF THE BARE
BRANCHLETS
•ABOUT 3 CM LONG
•APPEAR FROM FEBRUARY TO APRIL, WHEN TREE IS LIFE LESS
•BLOOM IN NIGHT & FALL OFF BEFORE DAWN, FORMING A FLORAL
CARPET
AGED LEAVES
YOUNG LEAVES

12. USES
LANDSCAPE
BEING A GOOD SHADING TREE IT IS
•PLANTED ALONG ROAD
•PLANTED IN CLUSTERS IN PARKS AS IN
SAFDARJUNG TOMB’S GARDEN
OTHER USES
•ITS SEEDS YEILD OIL USED FOR COOKING;
HENCE NAMED BUTTER TREE
•FLOWERS ARE CONSUMED ORALLY- A MAJOR
SOURCE OF FOOD IN SOME REGIONS
•SUGAR IS EXTRACTED FOM THE FLOWERS
WHICH IS ALSO USED TO DISTIL A POPULAR
TYPE OF LIQUOR
SOUTHERN ROAD B/W CLARIDGE HOTEL &
LODI GARDEN

13. BLUE JACARANDA-NEELI GULMOHAR
Common name: Blue Jacaranda
Botanical name: Jacaranda mimosifoliA
Family: Bignoniaceae (jacaranda family)
•In India trees start blooming from march to
may.
•The tree is native to brazil,central
america,india,south africa and caribbean
islands.
•It grows upto 30m.
•The flowers appear in bunches with each
tubular flower having 5 lobed petals.
•The flowers are blue purple and white 1” long
and 1.5”wide.
•The fruit is almost round and flat capsule .
• Its bark is thin and grey-brown in colour,
smooth when the tree is young eventually
becomes finely scaly. twigs are slender and
slightly zigzag- light reddish brown.
Flowers grouped in panicles

14. If the tree is given too much water,
the leaves appear first, somewhat
spoiling the startling effect of the
flowers. The flowers are followed
by woody, disc-shaped seed pods.
The Blue Jacaranda has been
cultivated in almost every part of
the world where there is no risk of
frost; established trees can
however tolerate brief spells of
temperatures down to around
−7 °C (19 °F).
Pretoria, the
administrative capital
of South Africa is
popularly known as
Jacaranda City or
Jakarandastad
The wood is pale grey to whitish,
straight-grained, relatively soft and
knot-free. It dries without difficulty
and is often used in its green or wet
state for turnery and bowl carving.

15. BOTTLEBRUSH TREE, OR CALLISTEMON CITRINUS
COMMON NAMES
•Red Bottlebrush
• Lemon Bottle brush
• Crimsom Bottlebrush.
GENUS : Callistemon
HEIGHT: 10 to 15m
SPREAD: 10 to 15 m
Some are ground-hugging, and grow to only 0.5 m
(1.6 ft).
They are evergreen.
LEAVES : linear. Have a lovely fragrance which gets
released on crushing the leaves with hands.
RESISTANCE: long-term health usually not affected
by pests. Very drought-tolerant .
SOIL: Bottlebrush tolerates any soil except very
poor, alkaline, or poorly-drained.

16. TRUNK: The wood is hard, heavy, tough, and close grained. It is used for tool handles and fuel.
Trunk erect with a rough bark.
USES: Frequently used in teas, the bottle brush has antibacterial, antifungal
• Leaves or blossoms are used to make tea
•Ranging from kidney ailments to arthritis, ulcers and tuberculosis,
Bottlebrush is useful.
•Traditionally, topical applications of bottle brush were used to clean
wounds and promote healing.
•Bottle brush may treat brittle nails.

17. REFERENCES
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/tropicalflo
wers/frangipani
wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumeri
http://www.allthingsfrangipani.com/frangipanis.html
https://www.google.co.in/search
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TREES OF DELHI
LA, JOURNAL OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 39, 2013