Plant Species
Several plant species have been chosen because of the different capacities such as to cleanse the air, control dust, control noise pollution, some others are ornamental or medicinal, etc.
Such a list of Shrubs are:
 Gandhraj – Gardenia florida |
 Bougainvillea |
 Gurhal – Hibiscus |
 Chandni – Tabernaemontana coronaria |
 Gandhraj – Gardenia florida |
 Bougainvillea |
 Gurhal – Hibiscus |
 Chandni – Tabernaemontana coronaria |
 Kaner – Nerium oleander |
 Kaner – Nerium oleander |
 Karhipatta – Murraya |
 Karhipatta – Murraya |
 Mehndi – Lausonia indica |
 Kuppi – Cassia Acalypha Indica |
 Lagerstroemia indica |
 Lagerstroemia indica |
 Mehndi – Lausonia indica |
 Kuppi – Cassia Acalypha Indica |
 Rat ki Rani – Cestrum nocturnum |
 Rat ki Rani – Cestrum nocturnum |
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All shrubs mentioned are highly Drought tolerant and Salt resistant specially regarding bouganvillea and hibiscus but I feel main problem is the survival rate which is very low.
Some suggestions to reduce mortality rate upto 70%
1}Size DOES matter
A Tiny/small sapling has very low rate of survival it is always better to plant considerable sized 50 trees in which 42 survive rather than planting 100Tiny ones in which 80 plants die.
2}Home made tree guard :-
Take 3pc of wood 15-30cm that is often found lying in parks or roads then dig them around planted sapling and give a round covering with plastic rope or even a black/brown tape.
3}Moisture Retention**{If time permit}
Pit must be filled with manure while planting as soil moisture retention is increased manifold times it also include hoards of other benefits also.
Just these Three smart steps could increase your plant survival rate upto 70%!
My suggestion regarding Trees which require Very low maintainence
1}Pheonix sylsvestris{Drought&Salt tolerant}
2}Adenium/Desert rose{Drought&Salt tolerant}
3}Royal palm{Salt tolerant and High water tolerant}
4}Cactus{Drought&Salt tolerant}
5}Chinese Juniper{Drought&Salt tolerant}
6}Various indigenious avenue trees such as Neem,Jamun,philkan,arjun and Ashok
Its very good to involve society in green Delhi movement. In the list of the species only shrubs are mentioned. It would be appropriate if a list of tree species is also enclosed. Based on the list suggestions for other appropriate species to be planted could be given. Among the shrubs in addition to the species mentioned in the list I would suggest for planting native shrubs of the Arawali which are adapted to the region and require less water.
Dear Mam/Sir,
I want along with my friends wana plant a good number of trees. But the problem is with the location. We don’t know whom to approach in order to get permission for tree plantation.
Please help!!!!
Thanking you in anticipation.
Regards,
Heena Khanna
Doing great job!!!!!!!!!!
All the luck to you:)
Hello friends,
I am a faculaty at NSIT, sector III, DWARKA, New Delhi. I am also the warden of the first year students hostel. NSIT is quite green, but still we (Staff and students of FIRST YEAR HOSTEL) organise a VANMAHOTSAV in the second week of AUGUST evry year. Why do we do so
1. It is noble to plant a tree.
2.Students who participate have a great feeling of association with the place of plantation.
3. They may probably motivate others to do so(at other places).
4.They will learn to protect a nsaplings
5. Few years later the area around hostels will be extremely green and future students will stay in a very clean environment.
We palnted
1. Neem
2. Rat ki rani
3. Gurhal
4. Harsingar
So, friends, just mobilse a few of your friends, collect saplings from Govt. Nursery and plant them in some park around your house. You will feel very proud 2 years later, when the saplings grow into trees.
WELL Done!!!!
Unfortunately, 80% of the species mentioned above are of foreign origin. When we come to conservation and greening activities, why can’t we select the ones which are native of our country only. Bougainvillea, Cestrum nocturnum, kaner and gurhal are foreign species and of no use except being ornamental. Kaner is highly poisonous plant, Bougainvillea is thorny plus poisonous. Why not Delhi Govt. distributes some of our native shrubs of Delhi which are on point of extinction of Delhi like Adhatoda vasaca, which is used in Glycodin and other cough syrups or Vajradanti (Barleria sp.). These shrubs grow very well in Delhi climate, have beautiful flowers and medicinal value, and I have both growing well in my garden.
Also, India has more than 2000 species of tree and lot many of them grow well in Delhi. Along with Neem, Pilkhan, Jamun, Peeepal, Bargad, Semal, Sheesham we have many more which need to be popularized and they are also not available in any Delhi Government Nurseries. The example include Bijasal, Mahua, Katha, Babul, Haldu and many more…
Very well said,I think we should grow our own native plants for which our weather is conducive and we benefit the medicinal properties of these plants.
Government must pay more attention towards this.Recently I planted 3 mahua sapling,2 Falsa saplings bought from Rajdhani/Evergreen Nuresery-Lodhi Road.
That is a great initiative Mr. Sawhney, we do appreciate it and research is going on indigenous plant species.
I second you on the native species argument, but have you notice(I have mentioned the same in my comment as well) that Rosa Indica is fast disappearing and a fragrance-less fake rose is replacing it?! If you haven’t, Pls go to the nearest florist- the phool wala- near your house and check out the rose, you’ll be highly disappointed to see that it has no fragrance, if it’s made part of the drive we can get rid of those phony roses and make the air fresher!
*noticed
A great initiative by Delhi govt. Kudos, And a very user friendly, informative & pleasing site. We can also plant the following plants apart from mentioned above-
1. Amaltas ( Small tree, requires little water and flowers complete yellow in summers)
2. Gulmohar ( tree which has a unique quality which gets lush green in summers & monsoons but sheds all its leaves as the winter progresses and in spring resplendence with red flowers)
I have planted more than 100 trees of various species in the DDA park adjacent to my flat. Initially, it was dry, patchy and without water. I started with 2 semal and 1 jadi tree in 2005 and soon the initiative got its wings. In next year, I planted 5 Siris (Albizzia lebbeck) trees, 2 Karanj trees(Pongamia glabra), 2 Arjun trees (Terminalia arjuna), 2 amaltas tress(Cassia fistula), 3 kadamba trees(Anthocephalus kadamba), 2 neem trees, 2 jamun trees, 2 bahera trees, 3 Pterospermum aceifolium or Kanak champa trees, 3 marodphali trees( Fernandoa heterophyllum) and 3 trees of mango, sheesham and shehtoot each. Now, the garden was teeming with lush green bounty but I was craving for more. My initiative success was dampened by DDA malis who never planted any tree, but instead uprooted my trees during the grass cutting operation. I was still not perturbed and again next year, I started adding more new species in my garden. I have planted now trees of mahua, phalsa, bael, bijasal, kantkarej, katha, bistendu, peepal, bargad, jamoa, and pilkhan . The success rate I got was 90% and that too because of dedicated effort. Now after 5 years, trees have grown and its looks like lush green forest. Believe me, our room lies next to the park and we don’t need AC in summers as it remains cool and pleasant all throughout. Also, many beautiful and rare species of birds are visiting my trees and made their nest too. The prominent of them are jungle babbler, sunbird, koyal, white-eyes, shikras, kingfisher and rare fantails. It is so good to roam among pleasant shade of trees; the breeze is so cool and scene is picturesque. But sometimes, I have to fight with local residents and malis who just try to kill my trees by overpruning them and calling them jungli but I will never get stirred of this.
I suggest everyone to go about planting more and more trees. Its just very great and its a great noble mission.
You can also read more about my efforts at my blog at http://www.mybiodiversity.wordpress.com
This year also I have plans to plant about 25 more trees. Already, I have planted amla, mango(amrapalli variety), krishna kadamaba, gutel and the rare Rudraksha tree. Rudraksha is a very rare tree and its just a great honour for me to plant it.
I have planted more than 100 trees of various species in the DDA park adjacent to my flat. Initially, it was dry, patchy and without water. I started with 2 semal and 1 jadi tree in 2005 and soon the initiative got its wings. In next year, I planted 5 Siris (Albizzia lebbeck) trees, 2 Karanj trees(Pongamia glabra), 2 Arjun trees (Terminalia arjuna), 2 amaltas tress(Cassia fistula), 3 kadamba trees(Anthocephalus kadamba), 2 neem trees, 2 jamun trees, 2 bahera trees, 3 Pterospermum aceifolium or Kanak champa trees, 3 marodphali trees( Fernandoa heterophyllum) and 3 trees of mango, sheesham and shehtoot each. Now, the garden was teeming with lush green bounty but I was craving for more. My initiative success was dampened by DDA malis who never planted any tree, but instead uprooted my trees during the grass cutting operation. I was still not perturbed and again next year, I started adding more new species in my garden. I have planted now trees of mahua, phalsa, bael, bijasal, kantkarej, katha, bistendu, peepal, bargad, jamoa, and pilkhan . The success rate I got was 90% and that too because of dedicated effort. Now after 5 years, trees have grown and its looks like lush green forest. Believe me, our room lies next to the park and we don’t need AC in summers as it remains cool and pleasant all throughout. Also, many beautiful and rare species of birds are visiting my trees and made their nest too. The prominent of them are jungle babbler, sunbird, koyal, white-eyes, shikras, kingfisher and rare fantails. It is so good to roam among pleasant shade of trees; the breeze is so cool and scene is picturesque. But sometimes, I have to fight with local residents and malis who just try to kill my trees by overpruning them and calling them jungli but I will never get stirred of this.
I suggest everyone to go about planting more and more trees. Its just very great and its a great noble mission.
This year also I have plans to plant about 25 more trees. Already, I have planted amla, mango(amrapalli variety), krishna kadamaba, gutel and the rare Rudraksha tree. Rudraksha is a very rare tree and its just a great honour for me to plant it.
You can also read more about my efforts at my blog athttp://www.mybiodiversity.wordpress.com
I am delighted to see this initiative materialize and how zealously we have all come to support it and be a part of it. However when talking of species of flowers it appalls me to see that ROSA INDICA(desi gulab) that is like a storehouse for fragrance is fast vanishing and usually it’s some other species that is found at the florists’. I have seen it growing in a handful of places and I suggest you to PLEASE include it in the plantation drives before it’s LOST forever and we’re left imagining it as some poetic literary device!!
sir,
I want some sapling of raat ki rani , I contacted to some metro stations , but some managers are not aware of this compaign, and some metro station are not have the sapling.
plz advise, I live in dwarka sector -19
regards,
kuldeep
Hi Friends,
Thanks for participation. If any one want Rudraksh plant, I have some original rudraksh plants from nepal. Also grow trees according to area.
1) For populated area grow trees which grows straight and with less diameter. 2)Where water logging is more, grow trees which consume more water and hedges at its edges. You can also grow Lotus in that pond.
3) On long roads, grow trees for all four season so in every season you have a tree which will give flowers and fruits.
4) Grow trees which give more fruits such as Jack fruit. One tree can feed more 500 homes.
5) Grow trees which give fruits more than one time in a year.
6) Flower plants can be grown between these trees for beauty.
-Ajeet Singh
Hi Kuldeep,
If u need saplings of raat ki rani. I can give it to you. Please tell me the number of saplings you want. I live near Dilshad Garden metro station.
Method of making a sapling:
It is very easy to make saplings of raat ki rani or other plants.
If you have any raat ki rani shrub near you. Cut its stems from both sides which is more than 1 inch in diameter and 5-6 inches in height, and take cardboard pepsi glass and fill it with soil with some cow dung in it. Insert the cutting about 3 inch in the mud and regularly water it for 2-3 weeks. It will get new leaves in 2-3 weeks time.
Put glass in open place and not in shade so if rain comes it can get its nitrogen mix water.
Now on getting new leaves take it to the place where u want to plant it and bury the glass with the sapling. Water it regularly.It will grow.
Ajeet Singh
like the drive & want to plant trees like neem, pipal, jammun, bargadh,etc.
AT KESHAV PURAM METRO STATION ONLY TWO VARIETIES ARE AVAILABLE,PAKAR AND PAPRI.BOTH OF THESE ARE TREE VARIETIES. THOUGH , KESHAV PURAM BEING A DDA FLATS LOCALITY IS MORE SUITABLE FOR HERBS AND SHRUBS BECAUSE ONCE THE TREES ARE TALL THE RESIDENTS START GETTING IRRITATED . AS A RESULT THE TREES ARE DAMAGED . I REQUEST TO SEND SHRUB VARIETIES MORE THAN THE TREE VARIETY.
It is a great initiative. Make available amala saplings. Will be a great idea to make saplings available in all schools and motivate and inspire children to plant trees.
I think this idea is not clicking. Very less members on this site write there requirements and achievements. Like this 1 million tree will not get planted.
Delhi government should make things compulsory for schools, Government offices, Big companies and factories and should give them a date and place with plats to plant trees.
Is there any records that how many trees are grown till now. It is not compulsory that a person who is taking plants from collection points also planting them and taking their care for initial days. Government should take it seriously otherwise it will be shown in the records that 2 million plants are grown in the government nurseries and all are distributed but only 5-10% will get planted rest all go in someones pockets in the shape of Indian currency.
People reading this should take it seriously.Send this to all the people living in Delhi so that plants should be grown at right places in right numbers and in someones pocket.
Also i request the moderator to satisfy queries of all the members with correct data.
-Ajeet
Correction:
People reading this should take it seriously. Try to spread this to all the people living in Delhi so that plants should be grown at right places in right numbers and *not* in someones pocket.