Planting Trees In Punjab But Which Is The Best?

[Jangal Da]

i dont know wht jand is lol

umm pippaall is different. what about bayriyan?

what u described is bohar (=

For those sitting at the back of the botany class :D here goes:

Bohar = Banyan (Ficus Indica) also known as Bohir or Borh.

Jand = Acacia Leucophlsea (Prosopis spicigera). This is what bridegrooms from dodgy Punjabi families have nakli weddings with before the bharat sets of so that evil spirits think the tree is his bride and enter the tree, rather than his beloved (my cousin went through this ceremony when he got married to a kuri Punjab di.......pendoooo big time!!!). It is also the type of tree where the legendry Mirza Jat rested after him and Sahibaan made their getaway - a fatal mistake, for her brothers and cousins nabbed him at that point.

Pippal = The sacred fig (Ficus religiosa). This is the medicine tree - leaves are used for skin boils, the bark is used as a laxative and a fortnight's worth of munching its bark will cure asthma and cause women to be fertile.

Kikkar = Another acacia (Acacia Arabica).

Palah/Phalah = Yet another acacia (Acacia modesta).

Shisham = Shisham in English too (Dalbergia sissoo). Wood used for furniture.

Shahtoot = Mulberry (Morus alba). Lovely fruit - makes jam fit for a King.

Ber/Beri = All must know this one - the jujube plumb tree (Zizyphus jujuba) found at the parikarma of Durbar Sahib.

Gul Mohar = Delonix regia. A beutiful tree - if planted guarenteed to attract lovers under the blossoms.

Amb = Needs no introduction (Mangifera Indica) - ordering my pittee of mangoes now as we speak.....

[jassa]

mangos and let me know exactly where u planted them ...