Plantation Drive 2026 by
HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT. LTD., DNH
in Collaboration with
Pollution Control Committee, DNH & DD
Bargad
Ficus benghalensis
- Tree Name
- Bargad
- Botanical Name
- Ficus benghalensis
- Family
- Moraceae
- Common / Alternate Name
- Bargad, Banyan tree, Vat Vriksh
- Planted By
- 231) HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT.LTD.,Sayli,DNH & DD
- Age
- 2 years
- Height
- 8 ft
- Appearance
- Very large evergreen tree with spreading crown and characteristic aerial prop roots that become secondary trunks; thick grey-brown bark, glossy dark green leaves
- Flower & Fruits
- Tiny flowers inside cup-like syconia (figs); fruits small, round, green turning reddish-purple when ripe, edible
- Common Uses
- National tree of India; shade and shelter; timber, paper pulp, fiber from bark/roots; extensive Ayurvedic and folk medicinal uses (bark, latex, leaves, fruits) for wounds, diabetes, dysentery, etc.
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