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List Of Suggested Plants For Different Landscape Areas Mosquito repellent plants - TREES

Azadirachta indica Neem


Sub-Deciduous foliage tree Height: 12-18 m Spread: 15-21 m Flower: Small, white, honey scented flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Salt resistant, mosquito repellent, Average life: 70-80 years shade tree

Holarrhena antidysentrica Easter Tree/Ivory Tree


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 6-7 m Flower: White or creamy scented flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Mosquito repellent

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Aegle marmelos Bel Fruit


Deciduous foliage tree Height: 10.5-13.5 m Spread: 9-12 m Flower: Greenish white, fine scented Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Special Feature: Medicinal properties in its fruit and leaves Average life: 80-90 years

Azadirachta indica Neem


Sub-Deciduous foliage tree Height: 12-18 m Spread: 15-21 m Flower: Small, white, honey scented flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Salt resistant, mosquito repellent, shade tree Average life: 70-80 years

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Saraca asoca (Syn. S. indica) Ashok, Sita Ashok


Evergreen flowering tree Height: 6-9 m Spread: 6-9 m Flower: Orange- red scented flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Prefers semi-shady situation Special Feature: Very pretty, flowers in clusters, planted in clumps Average life: 80-100 years

Phyllanthus emblica Amla


Deciduous foliage tree Height: 9-12 m Spread: 7.5-10.5 m Flower: Very small greenish yellow Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Fruits rich in vitamin C Average life: 65-70 years

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Cassia fistula Amaltas, Indian Laburnum


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 10.5-13.5 m Spread: 9-13.5 m Flower: Yellow in pendent bunches, scented Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Leafless at flowering Average life: 50-60 years

Bauhinia variegata Purple orchid tree


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 9-13.5 m Spread: 9-12 m Flower: Scented pink to mauve flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Orchid like flowers Average life: 30-40 years

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Terminalia arjuna Arjun


Deciduous foliage tree Height: 18-24 m Spread: 12-18 m Flower: Dull yellow, not very prominent Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Excellent shade tree

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Aegle marmelos Bael Fruit


Deciduous foliage tree Height: 10.5-13.5 m Spread: 9-12 m Flower: Greenish white, fine scented Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Special Feature: Medicinal properties in its fruit and leaves Average life: 80-90 years

Azadirachta indica Neem


Sub-deciduous foliage tree Height: 12-18 m Spread: 15-21 m Flower: Small, white, honey scented flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Salt resistant, mosquito repellent, shade tree Average life: 70-80 years

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Anthocephalus kadamba Kadamba


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 15-21 m Spread: 12-15 m Flower: Ball shaped, scented, yellow flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Quick growing tall tree Average life: 80-90 years

Michelia champaca Golden Champa Tree


Evergreen flowering tree Height: 9-15 m Spread: 7.5-10.5 m Flower: Strongly scented yellow flowers Bloom Season: Throughout the year Exposure: Moderate amount of sunlight Special Feature: Flowers used as offering to the gods at Hindu temples Average life: 60-70 years

List Of Suggested Plants For Different Landscape Areas Sacred Trees For Meditation

Butea monosperma Flame of the Forest


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 7.5-12 m Spread: 6-9 m Flower: Yellow, orange and orange scarlet Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Planted for its flower beauty Average life: 40-50 years

Mangifera indica Mango


Evergreen foliage tree Height: 15-21 m Spread: 12-15 m Flower: Small yellowish and strongly scented Bloom Season: Summer & rainy season Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Very attractive with new leaves and flowers Average life: 150-160 years

List Of Suggested Plants For Different Landscape Areas Sacred Trees For Meditation

Ficus bengalensis Banyan Tree


Evergreen foliage tree Height: 15-21 m Spread: 18-24 m Flower: Not prominent, green flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Very shady, provides shelter and food to birds Average life: 150-200 years

Ficus religiosa Pipal Tree


Sub-Deciduous foliage tree Height: 12-18 m Spread: 15-24 m Flower: Not visible, enclosed in fig Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Believers sit under sacred fig for meditation Average life: Longest lived trees

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Alstonia scholaris Devils tree


Evergreen foliage tree Height: 15-21 m Spread: 25-40 m Flower: Greenish white, scented flowers Bloom Season: Autumn Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Scented flowers fill the night air with fragrance in autumn months Average life: 60-70 years

Artocarpus altilis (Syn. A. incisa) Breadfruit Tree


Evergreen foliage tree Height: 20-25 m Spread: 12-15 m Flower: Small green and yellow Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Large deeply lobed glossy leaves

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Ficus elastica Indian Rubber Tree


Evergreen foliage tree Height: 25-30 m Spread: 25-30 m Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Quick smooth and shiny leaves

Pterospermum acerifolium Kanak champa


Evergreen flowering tree Height: 15-19.5 m Spread: 9-13.5 m Flower: Creamy white, sweet scented flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: full sun Special Feature: Good for avenue plantation Average life: 80-100 years

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List Of Suggested Plants For Different Landscape Areas Evergreen Trees

Thevetia nerifolium (syn. T. peruviana) Yellow oleander/ Lucky nut


Evergreen flowering tree Height: 3 m Spread: 3 m Flower: Yellow, white or pink, fragrant Bloom Season: Almost throughout the year Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Fruits, world wide as an ornamental plant

Plumeria alba White champa / White Frangipani


Evergreen flowering tree Height: 3-4.5 m Spread: 4.5-6 m Flower: Scented white flowers Bloom Season: Almost throughout the year Exposure: Full sun to partial sun Special Feature: Hindus use the flowers in worship Average life: 10-15 years

List Of Suggested Plants For Different Landscape Areas Evergreen Trees

Phyllostachys aurea Golden bamboo


Evergreen bamboo Height: 6 m Spread: 2 m Flower: Not decorative Bloom Season: Randomly Exposure: Semi shade Special Feature: Golden in full sun

Cinnamomum camphora Camphor Laurel/Kappur


Evergreen flowering tree Height: 20-30 m Spread: 40-60 m Flower: Small white particles of flowers, not showy Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Greyish green, scented leaves

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Bauhinia purpurea Mountain ebony/ Kachnar


Flowering tree Height: 9-12 m Spread: 10.5-13.5 m Flower: Purple, white and mauve flowers Bloom Season: Winter Exposure: Sun to partial shade Average life: 40-50 years Special Feature: Fragrant flowers

Delonix regia Gulmohar


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 12-15 m Spread: 15-20 m Flower: Orange red Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Gives mass effect of color & quick growing tree Average life: 50-60 years

List Of Suggested Plants For Different Landscape Areas Decidious Trees

Samanea saman (Syn. Pithecolobium saman) Rain tree


Deciduous flowering tree Height: 20-25 m Spread: 25-30 m Flower: Puffs of pink flowers Bloom Season: Throughout the year Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Large, handsome and spreading tree

Swietenia mahogani Mahogany


Deciduous foliage tree Height: 20-30 m Spread: 10-15 m Flower: Inconspicuous greenish flowers Bloom Season: Summer Exposure: Full sun Special Feature: Large beautiful tree

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