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Schleichera oleosa


Ceylon Oak, Kusum, Pongro




Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Schleichera
Species
oleosa
Category
Tropicals
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Height
20-40 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Pests
Diseases: Stem blight (Rosellinia bunodes), yellow cork rot (Polyporus weberianus), white spongy rot (Daedalea flavida and Hexagonia apiaria) and white fibrous rot (Irpex flavus). Pests: Several defoliators, borers and sap suckers cause damage. The
Habitat
Foothils of the Himalayas and the western Deccan to Sri Lanka and Indo-China.
Bark/Stem Description
Trunk fluted; bark grey, irregularly scaly; blaze pink.
Fruit Description
Fruit a broadly ovoid, ellipsoid to subglobular berry, 1-2 seeded, 2 cm x 1-2 cm, base narrowed, apex pointed, yellow, hard-crustaceous, smooth or slightly spiny.
Propagation
Natural regeneration is by seed and root suckers. Propagation is by direct sowing in thoroughly prepared soil or by stump planting.
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