Azadirachta
Genus
Daily
Water Requirement
Non Fragrant
Fragrance
Large
Size
Medium
Maintenance
Medical
Use
Yes
With Pots
Outdoor Shade,Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Azadirachta indica
Family
Meliaceae
Origin
Indian Subcontinent
Description
Azadirachta Indica is commonly known as Neem Tree and It is a medicinal tree. Neem is an evergreen fast-growing tree that can reach a height of 49-66 ft. and rarely 115-131 ft. The branches are wide and spreading. Leaves are 20-40 centimeters long, with 20 to 31 medium to dark green leaflets about 3-8 centimetres long. Flowers are arranged in more-or-less drooping axillary panicles which are up to 25 centimeters long. The fruit is a smooth, olive-like drupe which varies in shape from elongate oval to nearly roundish, and when ripe is 1.4-2.8 centimeters by 1.0-1.5 centimeters. The fruit skin is thin and the bitter-sweet pulp is yellowish-white and very fibrous.
Environment
Azadirachta Indica prefers full sunlight and moderate watering. It grows well with Dry Soils / Drought, Well-Drained Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils.
Landscape Uses
Azadirachta Indica is commonly used as Roadside Tree / Palm but it is known for its vegetable, pest and diseases control, neem oil for polymeric resins and traditional medicinal purposes worldwide.
