Dalbergia sissoo

 

 

Botanical name: Dalbergia sissoo

Common name: Indian rosewood, Shisham

Distribution: Throughout India

Habitat: Semi evergreen forests

Habit:

·         Medium Tree

·         Evergreen tree

Specific Properties:

·         Nitrogen fixer

·         Have pesticidal properties

Ecology:

·         Flowers visited by bees and butterflies

Uses:

·         Most useful timber species of India

·         Used as a windbreak in mango, coffee and tea plantations

·         Useful for stabilizing eroding sites

·         Widely used in urban and roadside plantings

·         Young branches and foliage form an excellent fodder

 

Propagation

·         Seeds