JAMMU

Tree species available for adoption

1. Lasooda (Cordia)

It's fruit is like a pale cherry that is pickled or eaten tender as a vegetable.

2. Khair

Has tiny white flowers. It is the source of kathha, a rusty paste smeared on paan leaves as a condiment.

3. 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.

4. Dhak (Butea)

It is known as the flame of the forest because of it's bright orange flowers. It is a major source of shellac resin, a natural varnish.

5. Semal

Semal is best known for the white floss or silk-cotton in which its seeds nestle. The tree is a favoured home for hives of the large Indian rock bee.

6. Shisham

One of the finest all-round timbers of India. Shisham is planted to reclaim eroding sites and as a windbreak.

7. Siris

More commonly known as Chichola. It is used as a folk remedy for many ailments.

8. Dhaman

It is valued for its tough, easily worked, elastic timber which is used for carrying loads, axe handles, oars and for carriage building.

9. Bamboo

They are giant, fast growing trees that have woody stems and flourish in tropical and subtropical to mild temperate regions.

10. Bauhinia (Kachnar)

The leaves are a good fodder, the flowers and especially the buds are eaten as a vegetable.

11. Amla

It's fruits are the richest known source for Vitamin C in nature and is used to treat an amazing range of complaints relating especially to gastrointestinal problems.

*uses of trees information compiled from book titled ‘Trees of Delhi’ a field guide by Pradip Krishen

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