Sandoricum koetjape, S. indicum, S. nervosum,Santol

Description

Common name:

Santol

Category:

Shrubs, Trees

Family:

Meliaceae or Neem family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Red

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

More than 12 meters

Plant Spread or Width:

8 to 12 meters

Plant Form:

Spreading, Upright or Erect

Special Character:

• Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
• Good for screening
• Good for Hedges and Borders
• Quick growing trees

Plant Description:

- Origin - Asia
- Height - up to 50 m
- Flowering - spring
- Ornamental tree with a narrowly oval crown, found in humid habitats.
- It has brown or grey, slightly flaky bark and long-petioled, finely felty, 3 foliate, leathery leves.
- In spring, with a flush of new leaves, the outermost twigs bear small, erect, terminal panicles of whitish green flowers.
- By the summer, the fruits have formed, they are highly ornamental, being globose, velvety, yellow, sometimes flushed pink like exotic peaches, and dangled
in great masses on long, robust stalks.
- The leaves of this species turn a startlingly brilliant red as they age.

Growing tips:

- Plants gorw well in hot and dry climates.
- Require well drained soils.
- Can be grown in post as well as the ground