Family: Bignoniaceae
Common name: Tree jasmine, Indian cork tree
Mostly grown in South and South-east Asia, Indian cork tree is primarily an ornamental tree. The tree can grow to a height of 25 meters with a dense green foliage.
Beautiful, delicately-scented, white, tubular flowers adorn the tree during summer and also in winter. Flowers have a long slender tube of corolla ending in five delicate white petals.
Tree jasmine flowers are short-lived; blooming at night and shedding in the morning so that the ground will be carpeted with white stars during the flowering season. The pinnate leaves are very pretty, making the tree ornamental even without flowers.
The wood is quite brittle, and the outer bark looks cracked. Hence it is not used to make furniture, but is used as a cheap alternative to cork.
The Indian cork tree has some medicinal uses; the leaves being used to treat fever and sinusitis. Dry flowers and roots are used for treating lung ailments. Indian cork tree is a fast growing tree, that thrives in well-drained soil and full sunlight.
Propagation is from seeds and suckers that grown around the parent tree.
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hello, I would like to know this tree flowering season. myself I saw on January, can you explain detail.
Indian Cork Tree starts blooming around May-June and flowers stay till Nov-Dec. Long, white, tubular flowers having a lovely fragrance open in the night, and drops in the morning.
The trees in our apartment in Bangalore have started blooming already now, on May 13th 2022. Below are some pictures taken today morning.
Where can I get plant or seed of this beautiful tree in Hyderabad?
Thank you for your question.
It is indeed a beautiful tree that has beautifully scented flowers. You can try these links and see if they deliver to your location.
1. https://nurserylive.com/products/millingtonia-hortensis-plant
2. https://greenparks.in/product/millingtonia-hortensis-2/
3. https://kadiyamnursery.com/products/millingtonia-hortensis-plant
Also, here are some nurseries that might have the tree. Please ask them for Indian cork tree or Tree jasmine.
1. Tulasi nursery, Post Office, 10-4-2, Humayun Nagar Opp NMDC Bus Stop, beside Humayun Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500028. Phone: 093911 66379
2. Sri Satya Narayana Nursery Gardens, A/SSNNG, 8-2-293/82, Road No. 1, beside Chiranjeevi Eye & Blood Bank, opp. TV5, Jawahar Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500033. Phone – 094921 11444
3. Brundavan Nursery, Tirumala Residency Rd, Tirumala Residency Colony, Bandlaguda, opposite INDU ARANYA, Hyderabad, Telangana 500068. Phone – 098480 53820