Kadamba – Plant

Description

Description for Kadamba

Tree up to 45 m tall, without branches for more than 25 m. The crown is umbrella-shaped and the branches are characteristically arranged in tiers. Leaves simple, 13-32 cm long. Flowers orange, small, in dense, globose heads. They appear like solid, hairy orange balls. The fruits are small capsules, packed closely together to form a fleshy, yellow or orange colored infructescence containing approx. 8,000 seeds.

Planting and care

Kadamb is a deciduous tree which grows throughout India, especially at low levels and in wet places.

Kadamba Plant

• It is a large, evergreen tree with beautiful & unique flowers.
• The tall deciduous tree grows up to 45 m high
• Leaves are glossy green
• It is quick, large growing tree.The fragnant flower of the tree is red to orange in colour, occurring in dense, globe-like head. It nicely assumes the shape of a ball. When the tree is in bloom, one can see the tree loaded with numerous beautiful flowers.
• The flowering usually begins during monsoon when the tree is 4–5 years old.
• The timber is used for plywood, light construction, paper, boxes and crates, dug-out canoes, and furniture components.
• Kadamba flowers are an important raw material in the production of ‘attar’.
• The tree is grown along avenues, roadsides and for shade.
• Kadamb tree leaves are also used for treating diabetes.
• It is belief  that plantation of Kadamb tree near to lakes and ponds, brings happiness and prosperity in their life.