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Flowering & Ornamental Trees फूलदार व सजावटी वृक्ष

Complete encyclopedias for 20 flowering and ornamental trees — Gulmohar, Amaltas, Jacaranda, Kachnar, Tabebuia and more. Bloom season, garden value, height, legal status and landscaping uses across India.

20 फूलदार व सजावटी वृक्षों की complete encyclopedia — गुलमोहर, अमलतास, जकरंडा, कचनार, टबेबुइया और अधिक। Bloom season, garden value, height, legal status और landscaping uses।

20 Trees

🌳 All Trees 🕉️ Sacred & Medicinal Trees 🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees 🪵 Timber, Shade & Agroforestry Trees 🌴 Palms & Himalayan Trees

Indian Coral Tree Erythrina Scarlet Red Flowers Bird Sunbird — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⚠️ Native. Not protecte

Indian Coral Tree / Pangara / Dadap

पंगारा / मंदार / डदाप

Erythrina variegata

Indian Coral Tree / Pangara — NATIVE centuries coffee shade tree. India's highest N-fixing (100-150 kg/ha/yr!). Best fodder (25-30% protein). Scarlet-red sunbird magnet. Propagate from 1-2m stem cuttings directly in ground — 90% success! Thorny handle gloves.

📏 10–20 metres 📍 Coastal India + South India — tropical. Multiple flushes year-round in warm areas.

Indian Coral Tree Pangara NATIVE Coffee Shade Centuries

💰 Rs.400–700/cubic foot (soft, low value). Real value = agroforestry system. Full Guide →

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Not native. Not prot

Rain Tree / Monkey Pod / Saman

वर्षा वृक्ष / बारिश का पेड़

Samanea saman

Rain Tree — world's widest canopy (50-60m = shades a cricket ground!). Leaves fold before rain — natural barometer. 8-12°C urban cooling. Edible sweet pods (monkey pods). Monkey Pod wood = internationally famous premium furniture. South India only.

📏 20–35 metres | Canopy spread 50–60m — world's widest! 📍 South India + coastal — tropical only. NOT hill stations or cold North India.

Rain Tree Monkey Pod 50-60m Widest Canopy World

💰 Rs.800–1,500/cubic foot — Monkey Pod internationally famous premium furniture Full Guide →

Mast Tree False Ashoka Polyalthia Column Form India Avenue — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⚠️ Not protected. Freel

Mast Tree / False Ashoka / Indian Mast Tree

देवदारु / झूठा अशोक / मस्त ट्री

Polyalthia longifolia

Mast Tree — ⚠️ NOT medicinal Ashoka (Saraca asoca)! Sold as "Ashoka" everywhere — health risk if confused! Pencil-thin column 15-20m × 2-3m wide. Night fragrant flowers. 5-10 dB noise barrier. Non-invasive roots — safe 3-4m from buildings.

📏 15–20 metres | Only 2–3 metres wide — PENCIL/COLUMN form! 📍 Pan-India below 1,000m — more drought tolerant than true Ashoka

Mast Tree Debdaru NOT Ashoka WARNING Health Risk

💰 Rs.400–700/cubic foot moderate Full Guide →

Pilkhan White Fig Ficus virens Copper Red Leaves India — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⚠️ Native. Not speciall

Pilkhan / White Fig / Spotted Fig

पिलखन / सफेद गूलर / चितकबरा अंजीर

Ficus virens

Pilkhan / White Fig — Feb-March: ALL leaves fall → BRILLIANT copper-red new leaves emerge (India's autumn color!). Spotted figs feed 100+ bird species + bats + monkeys — India's top wildlife keystone tree. Vs Banyan: no hanging roots. Vs Peepal: spotted fruits.

📏 20–35 metres | Massive spreading | Aerial roots develop with age 📍 Pan-India up to 1,500m — very adaptable. Himalayas to Kerala.

Pilkhan Copper-Red New Leaves Feb-March India Autumn Color

💰 Rs.500–900/cubic foot | Ecological value far exceeds timber value — recommend protect. Full Guide →

Wild Himalayan Cherry Blossom India Prunus cerasoides Pink Flowers — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ✅ National Tree Nagala

Wild Himalayan Cherry / Padam / Indian Cherry Blossom

पादम / हिमालयन चेरी / जंगली चेरी

Prunus cerasoides

Wild Himalayan Cherry / Padam — India's own Cherry Blossom (Oct-Feb, NOT spring like Japan!). Nagaland Cherry Blossom Festival (November Kohima). Edible cherries → wine + jam. Aspirin-like bark medicine. 1,500-3,000m. National Tree Nagaland.

📏 8–25 metres | Variable by altitude 📍 Himalayan belt 1,500–3,000m — HP, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Nagaland, Arunachal

Wild Himalayan Cherry Padam India Cherry Blossom Oct-Feb

💰 Rs.1,000–2,000/cubic foot premium Himalayan — strictly regulated Full Guide →

Jungle Jalebi Manila Tamarind Coiled Pods India Street Food — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⚠️ Not native. Not prot

Jungle Jalebi / Manila Tamarind / Madras Thorn

जंगल जलेबी / विलायती इमली / कोडुक्कापुली

Pithecellobium dulce

Jungle Jalebi — red-pink JALEBI-SHAPED sweet-sour pods = South India schoolchildren's beloved street food! Earning farm boundary hedge: Rs.2 lakh+/km. Drought hero — thrives where Deccan drylands fail. Best dry-region fodder tree. Anti-diabetic bark research.

📏 8–18 metres | Thorny spreading 📍 Pan-India — completely naturalized. South India + Deccan primary. Drought hero.

Jungle Jalebi Vilayati Imli Jalebi Shaped Red-Pink Pods Street Food

💰 Rs.500–900/cubic foot | High calorific charcoal value Full Guide →

Alexandrian Laurel Calophyllum Punnag Tamanu Coastal Tree India — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Native. Not speciall

Alexandrian Laurel / Punnag / Tamanu Tree

पुन्नाग / नागकेसर / तामानु

Calophyllum inophyllum

Alexandrian Laurel / Punnag — Tamanu oil tree (world's most researched healing oil — unique calophyllic acid found nowhere else!). Rs.500-2,000/litre. Nagkesar fragrant white flowers. Kerala boat-building timber. Coastal erosion keystone. Native.

📏 8–20 metres | Spreading rounded crown | Twisted old trunk 📍 Tropical coastal only — Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, TN, Andaman. Salt tolerant.

Alexandrian Laurel Punnag Tamanu Oil World Best Healing Rs500-2000

💰 Rs.1,000–2,500/cubic foot — Kerala's finest traditional coastal timber. Marine-borer resistant. Full Guide →

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⚠️ Native coastal. Not

Portia Tree / Paras Pipal / Indian Tulip

पारस पीपल / भेंडी / पारस पत्थर

Thespesia populnea

Portia Tree / Paras Pipal — flowers CHANGE COLOR same day (yellow morning → pink-purple afternoon)! Lord Murugan Thaipusam sacred. Fruit dye for fishing nets (natural anti-fouling!). Chettinad premier carving wood. Bark: eczema, ringworm, vitiligo confirmed.

📏 6–15 metres | Rounded spreading | Multi-stemmed often 📍 Tropical coastal — Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Andaman. More inland tolerant than Calophyllum.

Portia Tree Paras Pipal Flower Color Change Yellow→Purple Same Day

💰 Rs.800–1,800/cubic foot — Chettinad furniture + South Indian temple carving premier wood Full Guide →

Sea Almond Indian Almond Terminalia catappa Tiered Branches India — PlantCare

🌸 Flowering & Ornamental Trees ⭐ Featured ⚠️ Native. Not speciall

Sea Almond / Indian Almond / Desi Badam

देसी बादाम / समुद्री बादाम / जंगली बादाम

Terminalia catappa

Sea Almond / Desi Badam — TIERED PAGODA branches (most distinctive Indian coastal tree!). IAL (Indian Almond Leaf) = Rs.5-15/leaf zero-investment aquarium business! Edible Desi Badam seeds free from fallen fruits. Twice-yearly scarlet-red autumn color. Native.

📏 15–25 metres | TIERED HORIZONTAL BRANCHING — pagoda silhouette! 📍 Pan-India coast, Andaman, Lakshadweep — salt tolerant, cyclone resistant

Sea Almond Desi Badam Tiered Pagoda Branches Distinctive

💰 Rs.600–1,200/cubic foot marine-borer resistant coastal timber Full Guide →

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