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Species available for adoption under ‘Adopt a Tree’ Campaign
Tree names and their uses*.
For Delhi and NCR
1. Neem - Most parts of the tree are credited with medicinal value.
2. Jamun – Fruit has lots of medicinal values and good to eat too!
3. Kaniar – The astringent bark is employed for tanning, dying and ropemaking. The root and flowers are used in traditional medicines.
4. Jungle Jalebi – The leaves and pods are excellent animal fodder. It
makes an excellent ‘living fence’ that can withstand any amount of
coppicing.
5. Pilkhan - The leaves make an excellent fodder, particularly beloved by
elephants, its quality of being quick grower and providing ample shade
make the Pilkhan much used avenue tree.
6. Papdi - A variable one stop pharmacy credited with an astonishing range
of remedies in folk medicine. There is also a recent interest in its
potential as a bio-fuel.
7. Kachnar – The leaves are a good fodder, the flowers and especially the
buds are eaten as a vegetable.
8. Bael – Much preferred summer drink is made of the fruit, the seeds are
encased in a strong-smelling pulp. Tree with great medicinal value, also
considered sacred.
9. Shisham – One of the finest all-round timbers of India. Shisham is
planted to reclaim eroding sites and as a windbreak.
10. Katsagon (Marodphali) – Used as an avenue tree as it’s a fast growing
tree.
11. Goolar – Most parts of the tree are used in traditional healing. An
astringent lotion made from the bark is credited in treating deep wounds
inflicted by tiger claws!
12. Harshingar – Highly fragrant flowers are used as votive offering, its
rough leaves were once used to impart a fine-grade polish to wood.
13. Amaltas – Much sort after and widely cultivated for its arrestingly
beautiful, drooping sprays of bright-yellow flowers. The bark is used as a
tan and yields a red dye.
14. Mahua – Arguably the most valuable of Indian trees. The flower is eaten
raw, the seeds yield ‘mahua butter’.
15. Imli – Its tart fruit is used in curies, chutneys, jams and sauces. High in
Vitamin C, tartaric, malic and citric acids.
16. Putranjiva – Makes one of the best clipped evergreen hedges of all Indian
plants. Used in traditional medicines, the leaves make a good cattle
fodder.
17. Lasora – Its fruit like a pale cherry is pickled or eaten tender as a
vegetable.
18. Arjuna – The bark and leaves have astringent and purgative properties.
Used to add ornamental value.
19. Jatropha – It is widely grown in hot climates as a hedge and ornamental
plant.
20. Peepal – The root- bark is one of the five barks most valued by ancient
Indian physicians. The juice of the bark is used as a mouthwash, for
curing toothache and weak gums.
21. Mehndi – Paste made of mehndi leaves is widely used by women on
many occasions, also known as henna.
*uses of trees information compiled from book titled ‘Trees of Delhi’ a
field guide by Pradip Krishen
Recommended Reading: A must read for all tree lovers ‘TREES of Delhi’ –
A field guide by Pradip Krishen