Get Your Hands on the Sacred & Nutritious | Crataeva religiosa, C. nurvala, Bengal Quince, Caper Tree & Sacred Garlic Pear Plants

Description

Common name:

Bengal Quince, Caper Tree, Sacred Garlic Pear

Regional name:

Marathi - Vayavarna, Varun, Hindi - Barna, Bengali - Barun, Tamil - Maralingam

Category:

Trees, Shrubs

Family:

Capparidaceae

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

January, February, March, April, November, December

Flower or Inflorescence color:

White, Cream, Off white, Light Yellow

Foliage color:

Green

Special Character:

• Indigenous (native to India)
• Fragrant flowers or leaves
• Auspicious or Feng Shui plant
• Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
• Good for screening
• Attracts butterflies
• Attracts bees
• Animals will not eat
• Poisonous if eaten

Plant Description:

- Nation - Asia to N Australia.
- Height up to 5 m.
- Briefly deciduous, small flowering tree.
- 3 foliate rich green, white below, leaflets lanceolate to 7 cm.
- Flower showy, white, foding to golden yellow to 5 cm, stamens long, purple.
- Slow growing,small tree with a much branched crow of glossy foliage.
- The wood is smooth and also grained. It works easily and is used in local villages for drums and artifacls.

Growing tips:

- Grow well full sun or bright shade.
- Well drained soil.
- Slow growing plant.
- The tree becomes leafless during winter.
- New leaves appear in February and flowering takes place during April.
- Sometimes it flowers in November-December.
- The trees grows better in dry climate.
- This neat and handsome tree is suitable for planting in medium and large gardens as well as in parks.
- It can also be used as an avenue tree along medium roads.