Buy Pisonia Alba (Koles-Maluko) Plant - Exotic and Rare Tropical Plant for Sale

Description

Common name:

Pisonia, Koles - Maluko

Regional name:

Marathi - Pysonia

Category:

Shrubs, Trees

Family:

Nyctaginaceae or Bougainvillea family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Can tolerate more

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Foliage color:

Yellow, Green

Plant Height or length:

6 to 8 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

6 to 8 meters

Plant Form:

Spherical or rounded, Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Recommended for creating shade
• Quick growing trees
• Evergreen trees
• Suitable for road median planting
• Suitable for avenue planting
• Hanging or weeping growth habit
• Salt or salinity tolerant
• Good on seaside
• Grows best in humid and warm regions

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Over hundreds

Plant Description:

- This tree is a sight to behold in Chennai. It loves the hot and humid weather there.
- Actually a tree but used primarily as a shrub.
- Native - Philippines.
- It is an erect, unarmed, smooth or nearly smooth tree, reaching a height of 8 meters.
- The end of branches being nearly white oblong ovate, 12 to 25 cm long with pointed apex and rounded base.
- The flowers are borne in terminal, dense corymbose cymes are not very significant.
- Can suffer leaf drop and stem dying in excessive cold.
- The fruits is long - pedicelled club - shaped 12-18 millimeters long.

Growing tips:

- Plants like high temperatures and high humidity.
- Plants form nice colourful shrubs in full sunlight.
- Prefer acidic soils with good drainage.
- Can be trimmed and kept to a height from 60 cms to 3 meters or higher.
- Plants will not grow very tall in non coastal areas - as they keep on getting damaged in winter and dry summers.