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Sahjan

Lifespan : 50 to 100 years

Moringa oleifera is a small, graceful, deciduous tree with sparse foliage, often resembling a leguminous species at a distance, especially when in flower, but immediately recognized when in fruit...

Ailanthus

Lifespan : 50 to 70 years

Ailanthus excelsa is a large deciduous tree, 18-25 m tall; trunk straight, 60-80 cm in diameter; bark light grey and smooth, becoming grey-brown and rough on large trees, aromatic, slightly bitter.

Gamhar(Gmelina arborea)

Lifespan : 30 to 50 years

It is a moderately deciduous tree with straight trunk and numerous spreading branches, which form large shady crown with whitish grey corky lenticellate bark, exfoliating in thin flakes...

Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)

Lifespan : 50 to 100 years

The Indian Rosewood is a deciduous tree that grows upright. It can reach a height of 25 metres and a diameter of 2 to 3 metres. It has up to 15 cm long, leathery leaves...

In India, plant can grow upto height of 26 m(85 feet) or above with in life span of 5 to 7 years They have a characteristic pyramid like shape. They have very long, straight trunks in a grey-white colour covered in smooth or rough grey bark...

Aonla

Lifespan : 50 to 100 years

Phyllanthus acidus is a small, glabrous tree up to 10 m tall with phyllanthoid branching, bark rough, grey, with prominent lenticels; cataphylls not persistent, blackish-brown, their stipules triangular-ovate...

Sahjan

Ailanthus

Gamhar(Gmelina arborea)

Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)

Poplar

Aonla

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Species

Sahjan

Ailanthus

Gamhar(Gmelina arborea)

Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)

Poplar

Aonla