Shorea robusta

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50. to 100 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 100.
Width:	⇔	30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30. to 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	S Asia

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moist, moderate
Features:	✓	evergreen, deciduous
USDA Zones:		10 to 12

Scientific Names

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Shorea robusta, also known as sal or shala tree, is a species of tree belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae family. This tree is native to southern Asia.

Sal is moderate to slow growing, and can attain heights of 30 to 35 m and a trunk diameter of up to 2-2.5 m. The leaves are 10–25 cm long and 5–15 cm broad. In wetter areas, it is evergreen; in drier areas, it is dry-season deciduous, shedding most of the leaves in between February to April, leafing out again in April and May.

Gallery

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  old leaf

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  trunk with ficus strangling it

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  flowering canopy

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