TREES: SELECTION, PROPAGATION, PLANTING SCHEMES, ARCHITECTURE.
Definition: Trees are big, tall perennial plants having very thick and hard distinct stems called
as trunk and crown at the top. This single main stem i.e, trunk give rises to many branches
bearing leaves and fruits.
• Trees are essential feature of a landscape garden, roadside planting, public parks, along railway
line, in school and colleges and in private garden also.
• It provides shade, shelter and makes summer pleasant.
• Bears beautiful flowers and foliage.
• Some trees provide fruits.
• Trees plays important role in controlling pollution in cities and town.
• Some species of trees are used for beautification.
• Delight and refresh the eye with their green foliage.
• Trees are used as avenue e.g .Amaltas, Cassia, Gulmohar, Ashok, Rain tree etc
Uses: -
• Beautification :
i) Flower – Gulmohar (Delonix regia), Bottle brush (Callistemon lanceolatus) Ashoka (Saraca
india), Pride of India (Lagerstroemia), Spathodea campanulata, Bahunia, Begonia, Palash
(Butea monosperma,) Casia fistula, etc.
ii) Foliage – Casuraina, Kusum. Ashopalav (Polyalthia longifolia), Silver oak, Peltophorum
inerme, Sharu (Casuriana equisetifplia), Siris (Albezia lebbek), Rain tree (Samane saman),
Eucalyptus, Vad (Ficus bengalensis), Pipal (Ficus relegiosa), Rubber tree (Ficus elastic), etc.
• Wind-breaks : Casuarina, Eucalyptus.
• Shade : Rain tree.
• Architecturally: Wall – casuarina, Roof – Rain Tree.
• Medicinal : Margosa, Jamun, Saraca Indica
• Protection: Erythrina, Amli.
• Food: Moringa, Syzynium, Tamarind, Aonla.
• Fodder: Gliridicia, Subakul, Erythrina.
• Wood:Teak, Dalbergia Sissoo.
• Pollution Control: Peltophorum, Neem, Spathodia.
Propagation: -
• Cutting:Ficus, Erythrina, Glyricidia
• Root sucker: Butea monospermum, Spathodia, Milintonia hortensis
• Layering:Jamun
• Grafting: Aonla, Citrus
• Seed: most of the plants
Planting Scheme:-
Requirement of Temperature
▪ Tropical :-Mango, Sapota, jack fruit etc.
▪ Sub-Tropical:- Casuarina, litchi, Citrus,etc.
▪ Temperate:- Apple, Deodur, Pine, popular, Cypress Chestnut, Silver Oak, etc.
Flowering :
• Flowering – Gulmohar, Peltophorum, Spathodea, Cassia, Bauhinia, Jacaranda, Erythrina indica,
Largerstroemia, cordia.
• Foliage – Neem, Ficus, Rain tree, Eucalyptus, Casurina, Ashok, Teak, Kusum.
• Fruit Bearing – Seeedling mango, Tamarind,Jamun, Mulberry, Palm.
Height: -
• Dwarf – 2 to 6m: Plumeria, Cordia, borsalli, Erythrina, Ficus panda, Bauhinia.
• Medium – 6m to 12m: Gulmahor, Acasia, Paltopharum, delberzia sisso.
• Tall – more than 12m: Casurina, Deoder, teak,silver Oak, Eucalyptus,Parkia.
Types of canopy: -
Round : - Mango, Acassia nilotica,
Peltophorum,mahudo
Oval :- Bakul, Jamun, Ashoka
Columnar:- Eucalyptus, Casuarina,Silver Oak, Pendula
Umbrella :- Rain Tree, Gulmahor,Cassia nodosa, karanj
Pyramidal:- Chrismas Tree, Pines, Deodar
Weeping :- Weeping Willow, Bottle Brush, Ficus nitida
Spreading:- Palms- Royal, Date, Areca, Fishtail,
Coconut, etc.
Irregular :- Butea monosperma, Tree branch break by
wind