Plantation Drive 2026 by
HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT. LTD., DNH
in Collaboration with
Pollution Control Committee, DNH & DD
Pipal
Ficus religiosa
- Tree Name
- Pipal
- Botanical Name
- Ficus religiosa
- Family
- Moraceae
- Common / Alternate Name
- Pipal, Peepal, Bodhi tree, Sacred fig
- Planted By
- 203) HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT.LTD.,Sayli,DNH & DD
- Age
- 2 years
- Height
- 8 ft
- Appearance
- Large deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with smooth grey bark; distinctive heart-shaped leaves with long, tapering tips that “tremble” in wind
- Flower & Fruits
- Small flowers inside syconia like other figs; fruits small, green turning dark purple/black when ripe
- Common Uses
- Sacred tree in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism; shade and avenue tree; bark fiber for paper; medicinal uses for diarrhoea, dysentery, asthma, gonorrhoea, haemorrhoids, etc.
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