The document describes 20 different tree species found in India. It provides information on the common name, scientific name, nature, climate preferences, physical characteristics like height and bark texture, foliage details, soil requirements, and common uses for each tree. Some of the trees discussed include Ashoka, Arjuna, Tamarind, Gulmohar, Mango, Sheesham, Amla, and Neem.

1. TREES
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2. ASHOKACommon Name: Ashoka Tree
Scientific Name: Saraca asoca
Nature: Evergreen. Flowering season between
February to April.
Climate: Rain-forest tree. Central areas of Deccan
plateau.
Height: 10’ - 15’ tall
Texture: Warty surface
Shape and color: Green colored leaves shaped
oblong.
Foliage: Deep green, shiny foliage
Soil type:
Uses: Medicinal purposes

3. ARJUNACommon Name: Arjuna
Scientific Name: Terminalia arjuna
Nature: Evergreen. pale yellow flowers
which appear between March and June
Climate: Humid, sub-tropical climate
Height: 20 – 25 m
Texture: Smooth, grey bark
Shape and color: Green on the top and
brown below
Foliage: Oblong, conical leaves.
Soil type: Alluvial soil
Uses: Silk production

4. IMLICommon Name: Tamarind
Scientific Name: Tamarindus indica
Nature: Evergreen
Climate: Tropical and sub-tropical climate
Height: 12 – 18 m
Texture: Fine
Shape and color: Leaflets are bright green,
elliptical ovular, pinnately veined
Foliage: Irregular, vase-shaped outline of
dense foliage
Soil type: Clay, loam, sandy, and acidic soil
Uses: Cuisines, medicine, metal polish

5. GULMOHARCommon Name: Gulmohar
Scientific Name: Delonix regia
Nature: Deciduous
Climate: Tropical or near-tropical climate
Height: 5 – 12 m
Texture: Soft and light
Shape and color: Green and flaccid when young
and turn dark-brown and woody
Foliage: Dense, fern-like leaves
Soil type: Open, free-draining sandy or loamy
soil enriched with organic matter
Uses: Ornamental

6. MANGO
Common Name: Mango
Scientific Name: Mangifera indica
Nature: Evergreen
Climate: Tropical and subtropical regions
Height: 35–40 m
Texture: Rough and scaly or furrowed
Shape and color: Broad, dark green
Foliage: Young leaves red, aging to shiny
dark green above, lighter below
Soil type: Tolerates a variety of soil
Uses: Fruit, flavouring, medicinal, timber

7. SHEESHAM
Common Name: North Indian Rosewood
Scientific Name: Dalbergia sissoo
Nature: Deciduous tree
Climate: Humid sub-tropical climate
Height: Maximum of 25 m
Texture: Leaves are leathery, alternate, pinnately
compound
Shape and color: Light green with tinge of yellow
Foliage: large upper branches support a spreading
crown.
Soil type: Soils range from pure sand and gravel to
rich alluvium of river banks
Uses: fuelwood, pesticide, construction

8. AMLA
Common Name: Indian gooseberry
Scientific Name: Phyllanthus emblica
Nature: Deciduous tree
Climate: Tropical climate
Height: 1–8 m
Texture: Smooth
Shape and color: Light green, pinnate leaves
Foliage: Leaves are simple, subsessile and closely
set along branchlets
Soil type: Light as well as medium heavy soil
Uses: Traditional medicine, culinary purposes, other
uses like inks, shampoo and hair oil

9. QUEEN OF INDIA
Common Name: Queen Of India
Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa
Nature: Deciduous
Climate: Tropical and subtropical areas
Height: Grow to 20 metres
Texture: Smooth, flaky bark
Shape and color:
Foliage:
Soil type: Tolerates a variety of soil
Uses: Ornamental plant

10. BARNA
Common Name: Barna
Scientific Name: Crateva religiosa
Nature: Deciduous
Climate:
Height: 30-40’
Texture:
Shape and color: green
Foliage:
Soil type:
Uses: dyeing, medicines

11. NEEM
Common Name: Neem
Scientific Name: Azadirachta indica
Nature: Evergreen
Climate: Tropical and semi-tropical regions
Height: 15 – 20 m
Texture: Mildly soft
Shape and color: long. Medium to dark green
Foliage: Roundish
Soil type: All types
Uses: Vegetables, medicinal, pest and disease
control

12. Common Name: Ebony
Scientific Name:
Nature: evergreen tree
Climate: typically tropical climate
Height: 18-30 m
Texture: finely-textured
Shape and color: ovate or lanceolate leaves. Bark
is dark grey colored and scaly
Foliage: wide, multi-branched crowns that spread
horizontally
Soil type: fertile, moist soil, in tropical rainforests
Uses: ornamental wood
EBONY

13. BODHI TREE
Common Name: Peepal
Scientific Name: Ficus religiosa
Nature: Evergreen
Climate:
Height:
Texture: Smooth
Shape and color: heart shaped leaves
Foliage: Thick
Soil type:
Uses: Sacred tree

14. BLACK MULBERRY
Common Name: Blackberry
Scientific Name: Morus nigra
Nature: deciduous, flowering plant
Climate: warm, subtropical and temperate
Height: 12-28 m
Texture: glossy
Shape and color: bush form, oval leaves with
irregularly lobed or toothed edges
Foliage: deeply lobed
Soil type:moist forests and near the streams, on a
well-drained soil, exposed to direct sunlight
Uses: cultivation of silkworms, for its edible fruit

15. PALASH
Common Name: Flame-of-the-forest
Scientific Name: Butea monosperma
Nature: deciduous tree
Climate: tropical and sub-tropical
Height:15 m
Texture: crooked trunk
Shape and color: pinnate
Foliage:
Soil type: alfisol - gray to grayish-brown
coloration and a relatively high fertility
Uses: timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye

16. OLEANDER
Common Name: Oleander
Scientific Name: Nerium oleander
Nature: evergreen shrub
Climate: subtropical and tropical areas
Height: 2–6 m
Texture: thick and leathery
Shape and color: grayish bark. dark-green
Foliage: grow in clusters
Soil type: Tolerates a variety of soil
Uses: Ornamental gardening

17. DESERT PEACH
Common Name: Desert peach and Desert
almond
Scientific Name: Prunus andersonii
Nature: Deciduous
Climate:
Height: 2 m
Texture:
Shape and color: Serrated, lance-shaped to
oval leaves
Foliage:
Soil type:
Uses:

18. HYDRANGEA
Common Name: Hydrangea
Scientific Name: Hydrangea
Nature: flowering plants
Climate:
Height: 30 m
Texture:
Shape and color:
Foliage:
Soil type:
Uses: ornamental plants

19. APPLE
Common Name: Apple
Scientific Name: Malus Pumila
Nature: Deciduous
Climate: cold climate
Height: 1.8 to 4.6 m
Texture: soft
Shape and color: Simple oval
Foliage: dark green color
Soil type:
Uses: edible fruits,

20. HIBISCUS
Common Name: Hibiscus
Scientific Name: Hibiscus
Nature: evergreen bush
Climate: warm-temperate, subtropical and
tropical regions
Height: 15 feet
Texture: woody shrubs
Shape and color: green, lanceolate leaves with
toothed edges
Foliage: lanceolate leaves with toothed edges.
Leaves are alternately arranged on the branches
Soil type: well-drained soils in the sunny areas
Uses: Folk medicine, food, landscaping, paper
industry

21. BOTTLE BRUSH
Common Name: Bottle brush
Scientific Name: Callistemon
Nature: evergreen, shrubby tree
Climate: temperate regions
Height:10 to 15 feet
Texture: fury
Shape and color: red flower spikes
Foliage: crown is rounded
Soil type: well-drained, sandy soil. Also
grow in clay or loam
Uses: ornamental landscaping

22. AMALTAS
Common Name: Golden rain tree
Scientific Name: Cassia fistula
Nature: deciduous
Climate: tropical and subtropical areas
Height: 10–20 m
Texture:
Shape and color:
Foliage:
Soil type:
Uses: ornamental plant and is also used
in herbal medicine

23. DEVIL’S TREE
Common Name: Chaitaan
Scientific Name: Alstonia Scholaris
Nature: Evergreen
Climate: Western and Eastern ghats of India
Height:
Texture: Rough bark
Shape and color: Dark green with a whitish
bloom beneath
Foliage:
Soil type:
Uses: packing boxes, black boards, medicines,
landscaping

24. CHILKAN
Common Name: Chilkan
Scientific Name:ficus retusa
Nature: Evergreen
Climate:
Height: 49’
Texture: Smooth
Shape and color: Oval
Foliage: Dark green leaves
Soil type:
Uses:

25. JARUL
Common Name: Jarul
Scientific Name:Lagerstroemia speciosa
Nature: deciduous
Climate: tropical and subtropical areas
Height: 20 metres
Texture: smooth, flaky bark
Shape and color: oval to elliptic
Foliage:
Soil type: range of soils
Uses: Chemical compounds

26. BAKUL
Common Name: Bakul
Scientific Name: Mimusops elengi
Nature: evergreen tree
Climate: tropical forests
Height: 16 m
Texture: striations and a few cracks on the
surface
Shape and color: dark green, oval-shaped
Foliage: glossy, dark green
Soil type:
Uses: Ayurvedic medicine