Trees of India: Moringa Oleifera, Ziziphus Mauritiana, List of Indian Timber Trees, Prosopis Cineraria, Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis

Chapters: Moringa Oleifera, Ziziphus Mauritiana, List of Indian Timber Trees, Prosopis Cineraria, Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis, Acacia Nilotica, Melia Azedarach, Ashoka Tree, Ulmus Wallichiana, Madhuca Longifolia, Trema Orientalis, Avicennia Marina, Borassus Flabellifer, Acacia Maidenii, Toona Ciliata, Cordia Myxa, Shorea Robusta, Ficus Benjamina, Cordia Subcordata, Erythrina Fusca, Alstonia Scholaris, Tsuga Dumosa, Ulmus Villosa, Tecomella Undulata, Cerbera Odollam, Intsia Bijuga, Tetrameles Nudiflora, Butea Superba, Ailanthus Triphysa, Taxus Sumatrana, Millingtonia, Balanites Roxburghii, Diospyros Melanoxylon, Taxus Kingstonii, Dodda Alada Mara, Hopea Shingkeng, Callicarpa Lanata. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 161. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Moringa oleifera, commonly referred to simply as "Moringa" (from Tamil: Murungai( ) and Malayalam: Murunggi), is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. The tree itself is rather slender, with drooping branches that grow to approximately 10 m in height. In cultivation, it is often cut back annually to 1 meter or less and allowed to regrow so that pods and leaves remain within arm's reach. The "Moringa" tree is grown mainly in semi-arid, tropical, and subtropical areas, corresponding in the United States to USDA hardiness zones 9 and 10. While it grows best in dry sandy soil, it tolerates poor soil, including coastal areas. It is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree that is native to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India. Reports that it grows wild in the Middle East or Africa are completely unsubstantiated. Today it is widely cultivated in Africa, Central and Sou...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3485953

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