Official State Trees of India that you should know
Official State Trees of India that you should know
India has splendid vegetation all across its lands and trees have always been associated with wisdom and spirituality. It is great to see how all these trees doll up Indian subcontinent and make India look so beautiful. Some of these trees have medicinal values and some of them have a lot of historical and cultural significance.
So, let us look at some of these amazing trees that have the status of belonging officially to some states.
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Andhra Pradesh
Official Tree: Neem
Neem is a familiar house-hold name. It is only found in the Indian Subcontinent. It is known for its medicinal values and is popular for herbs made by it. Its seeds are used to make neem oil which is used in Ayurvedic and Cosmetics.
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Arunachal Pradesh
Official Tree: Hollong
It is a hard wood tree only found in the south-east Asia. It has no such traditional uses but it is used for centuries by the people of Arunachal Pradesh in their housing and construction work. It is the pillar of Arunachal.
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Assam
Official Tree: Hollong
Hollong is a medium hardwood, timber tree. It grows naturally in forests of upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Today, Hollong is used in plywood industries. Hollong is a sacred tree for Moran community of Assam. Due to this, it is the state tree of Assam.
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Bihar
Official Tree: Peepal
It is the tree under which Gautam Buddha found his way to enlightenment. Hence, its Sanskrit meaning is “wisdom” and “enlightened”. It is regarded as sacred by the people following the Hindu, Buddhism and Jainism religion. It has lot of health benefits and almost every panchayat gathering in Bihar is under this tree!
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Chattisgarh
Official Tree: Sal
Sal is one of the most important sources of hardwood timber in India, with hard, coarse-grained wood that is light in colour when freshly cut, but becomes dark brown with exposure. This tree holds many religious values and in Hindu tradition, the sal tree is said to be favoured by Lord Vishnu.
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Goa
Official Tree: Matti
It is found in the south-east Asian Countries. The wood of Matti has been found useful in several ways such as furniture, joinery, cabinet work, speciality items, building of boats etc. The most amazing feature of this tree is that a few species members have a storage capacity of water when the season is dry. This is great in summers! Feeling thirsty, you only need a tree to quench your thirst!
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Gujarat
Official Tree: Mango
Mango is the ‘King of all Fruits’, it is the national fruit of India. The “common mango” or “Indian mango”—is the only mango tree commonly cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The leaves are evergreen and it is known for many medical purposes.
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Haryana
Official Tree: Peepal
Peepal tree is found almost in every state of India. Peepal tree is one of the very useful trees found in the world. The importance of this tree is self-explanatory from various usages in different parts of the country. It has description in Puran and other religious book and it known for medicinal purposes to remove stomach ache and various disorders.
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Himachal Pradesh
Official Tree: Deodar
It is an evergreen tree and its height can reach up to an amazing length of 60m! The Hindus believe it to be a divine tree, hence, the Hindus worship this tree. Here, Deva means deity or divine whereas Dāru refers to cognate durum, tree, druid and true. It is known for its beauty and grown as an ornamental tree which is usually planted in the gardens, parks etc because of drooping foliage.
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Jammu & Kashmir
Official Tree: Chinar
Chinar is a large tree which is deciduous in nature and grows up to 30m. It is popular for its longevity as well as its spreading crown. There is a medicinal use of the bark and leaves of Chinar. The lacewood or timber is quite valuable for making furniture for indoor purpose.
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Jharkhand
Official Tree: Sal
Sal is one of the major significant sources of timber hardwood in India. Along with it that it has many religious values. According to the traditions of Buddhists, it is said that Queen Maya of Sakya giving birth to Gautama Buddha under a Sal tree. It is also said that that at his death there were 4 pairs of trees of Sal which grew around the bed of Buddha which turned its color to white.
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Katnataka
Official Tree: Sandal
Sandal is known for its beauty and unique natural fragrance which you can never find in other trees. It is best-known for medicinal properties are found in this tree. Sandalwood paste is a better cure for skin diseases. Its paste is also used in Hindus for Tilak. The other used of sandalwood is in making oils and cosmetics.
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Kerala
Official Tree: Coconut
Coconut is not the only prominent tree in Kerala but it also plays a crucial role in its economy. In Hindu religion, coconut has a vast and ancient importance. In Kerala, almost every activity starts with the coconut. All over India, every new job is inaugurated by plucking a Coconut on ground as it is considered that Goddess Lakshmi will be pleased.
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Madhya Pradesh
Official Tree: Banyan
The Banyan tree is one of the holy tree for Hindus and other religious traditions, It is also the state tree of Madhya Pradesh. Banyan tree is also called Kalpavriksha, Bargad, Vatavriksh or Barh. Many Sadhus and saints have got their enlightenment after sitting under this tree. This has such cultural significance that it is the National Tree of India as well.
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Maharashtra
Official Tree: Mango
Mango, more popularly known as the stone fruit is the state tree of Maharashtra. On an average, the mango trees have a height up to 35-40 meters and each spice produces various types of mangoes that are famous all over India. Mango is said to have nutrients like Vitamin A, C, B6 and lots of fiber that are good for health. Apart form that its leaves are used in ceremonies for creating floral decor.
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Manipur
Official Tree: Toon
It is a very vulnerable tree found in Asia and can be grown in any kind of harsh climatic conditions. It is used for wood needs. This is the main reason that it is reducing from the world however now the government is protecting it. Apart from that, it has many medicine qualities that cure various diseases in human body.
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Meghalaya
Official Tree: White Teak
Gamari tree or White Teak is a rapid growing plant, occurring organically throughout most of the parts of India. The bark and root of Gamari tree are scientifically claimed to be very stomachic, anathematic, and laxative, improve appetite, very useful in piles, hallucination, abdominal pains etc. The flowers are very useful too.
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Mizoram
Official Tree: Iron Wood
The ironwood trees grow in moist dense forests and is grown near streams and rivers. It can grow up to 30 ft. Iron wood trees make a useful lawn tree or shade. Moreover, the dense summer season foliage makes this tree very useful as a hedge or screen. However, in big landscapes this tree appears very charming it planted in several groups.
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Nagaland
Official Tree: Alder
Alder is a state tree of Nagaland state and has up to 30 species. Its flowers are called catkins. However, catkins of few Alder tree have a great degree of required edibility and could be very rich in important protein. The Naga people have known this for many years and because of this importance of this tree to them, it has a special place among them.
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Orrisa
Official Tree: Banyan
The meaning of the word ‘Banyan’ means a tree that grows on another tree. It is very huge and its branches get inside in the ground giving it good support. It leaves are leathery, large, glossy green and oval in shape. It has a big shade and the tree was basically used for a place for various kinds of gathering or meetings.
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Puducherry
Official Tree: Bael
Bael, also known as golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple, or wood apple, is a species of tree native to India. It is present throughout Southeast Asia as a naturalized species. The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus. Its fruits are used in traditional medicine, and as a food throughout its range.
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Punjab
Official Tree: Sheesham
It is also known by various other names including Indian rosewood, Sisu, Irugudujava, rosewood etc. The Sheesham tree is best renowned globally as an amazing timber and best for making cabin furnitures. However, it is also greatly used as an important fuel wood. It is also used especially for shelter and shade.
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Rajasthan
Official Tree: Khejri
It is mostly found in western and eastern parts of Asia and belongs to the pea family. Wood of this tree is a great source for fuel purposes. It also provides good quality charcoal. Moreover, the pods and leaves are consumed by various live stocks and are very beneficial forage. The dried green sangri is used as a delicious dried vegetable which is very costly (Nearly Rs.400 per kg in the market) is obtained from this tree.
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Sikkim
Official Tree: Rhododendron
The state tree of Sikkim is Rhododendron. This tree has red, beautiful and showy flowers with dark green leaves. The tree is basically used for fuel purposes by the local tribes in Sikkim state. It is considered as very auspicious tree in various tribes live in Sikkim state. Due to its sacredness, it is being used in various religious rituals, performed by Sikkim tribes. Its importance can be estimated that its flower is the national flower of Nepal.
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Tamil Nadu
Official Tree: Palmyra palm
Palm trees are grown in hot climates like Tamil Nadu. The use of Palm tree is as old as human civilization. The important uses of palm trees can be easily understood by that it has been described 30 times in holy bible as well as 22 times in sacred Quran. It is a known fact that branch of the palm tree was an important symbol of victory and triumph during the pre-Christian era. It is no doubt that is the state tree of Tamil Nadu.
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Telangana
Official Tree: Jammi
This tree is grown in west Asia and Indian subcontinent. It is a flowering tree in the peas family. a good fuel source, and provides excellent charcoal plus firewood, fodder, green manure and goat-proof thorny fences. The fruit of this tree is an excellent feeder for livestock. It is the pride of Telangana.
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Tripura
Official Tree: Agar
These trees are found in places of diverse geological backgrounds, from the rainforests of North East India to Japan. Though there are slight differences in the usage of Agar and sandalwood, in the current market, agarwood is four-fold costlier than sandalwood! As this tree is only found in some places in India including Tripura, it is the state tree of the state.
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Uttrakhand
Official Tree: Burans
Burans is a tiny tree and mostly found in the countries including China, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Thailand etc. The average height of this flower is usually 12 metre. Moreover, during mid and early spring season, it trusses of about 15 to 20 bell-shaped lovely flowers. Because of its beauty, it is basically used in providing shade, decorating gardens and fuel purpose. In the Indian state of Uttranchal, it is officially protected tree as it is a state tree of Uttranchal.
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Uttar Pradesh
Official Tree: Ashok
The tree of Ashok is greatly prized for its lovely fragrant flowers and foliage. This tree is small, handsome, evergreen tree along with green beautiful leaves that grow in dense clusters. It is found in many states of India as it can be grown in any kind of harsh climate conditions and it helps a lot to improve earth conditions.
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West Bengal
Official Tree: Chatian Tree
This state tree of West Bengal has many medicinal Properties and is known to be a major contributor to the paper industry. Popular by the name “dita” among local people, the tree has many religious strings attached to it.
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