Question

Which of the following is the State Tree of Punjab?
1. Shisham Tree
2. Deodar Tree
3. Banyan Tree
4. Maple Tree

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Shisham Tree

The Correct Answer is Shisham.

• Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) or Indian Rosewood is commonly known as Sissoo is a deciduous tree that grows in Punjab, Haryana, and some other parts of India, Pakistan, and Nepal.
• Dalbergia sissoo has been declared as State Tree of Punjab by Govt. 
• It is primarily found growing along river banks below 900 m elevation but can range naturally up to 1300 m.
• The lofty tree grows along fertile riverbanks and can withstand extreme climatic conditions.
• The temperature in its native range averages 10-40 °C, but varies from just below freezing to nearly 50^ºC.
• It can withstand average annual rainfall up to 2000 mm and or 3-4 months of severe drought.

Deodar:-

• This is the national tree of Pakistan and the state tree of Himachal Pradesh.
• They are tall trees with large trunks and massive, irregular heads of spreading branches.
• Young trees are covered with smooth, dark-gray bark that becomes brown, fissured, and scaly with age.
• The needlelike, three-sided, rigid leaves are scattered along with the long shoots and clustered in dense tufts at the ends of short spurs.
• Each leaf bears two resin canals and remains on the tree for three to six years.
• The large, barrel-shaped, resinous female cones, greenish or purplish, are borne on short stalks. they are covered by broad, thin, closely overlapping woody scales, each with a clawlike projection.

Banyan tree:-

• The national tree of India is the Banyan tree, designated formally as Ficus benghalensis.
• It is often a focal point of human establishment owing to its expansive form and shade provided. The tree is often a symbol of the fabled ‘Kalpa Vriksha’ or the ‘Tree of Wish Fulfillment’ as it is associated with longevity and has important medicinal properties.
• The very size of the banyan tree makes it a habitat for a large number of creatures. For centuries the banyan tree has been a central point for the village communities of India.
• The banyan tree is massive not only from outside but it also sends new shoots from its roots, making the tree a tangle of branches, roots, and trunks.
• The banyan tree towers magnificently over its neighbors and has the widest reaching roots of all known trees, covering several acres.
• The life of the banyan tree is very long and is thought of as an immortal tree.

Maple Tree:-

• Maple any of a large genus (about 200 species) of shrubs or trees in the family Sapindaceae, widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone but concentrated in China.
• Maples constitute one of the most important groups of ornamentals for planting in lawns, along streets, and in parks.
• They offer a great variety of form, size, and foliage; many display striking autumn colors.
• Several yield maple syrup and some provide valuable, dense hardwood for furniture and other uses.
• All maples bear pairs of winged seeds called samaras or keys.
• The leaves are arranged oppositely on twigs. Many maples have lobed leaves, but a few have leaves separated into leaflets.