Pongame Oiltree

Pongame Oiltree Pongamia Pinnata

What is the plant

Pongamia pinnata is a fast-growing, medium-sized, evergreen or briefly deciduous, glabrous shrub or tree with a broad crown of spreading or drooping branches. It usually grows 15 - 25 metres tall, with a straight or crooked bole 50 - 80 cm or more in diameter.A multipurpose tree, it is particularly valued for its oil and also supplies dyestuff, wood, fuel, insect repellent, medicines and various other commodities. The tree is planted in the humid tropical and subtropical lowlands around the world as a pioneer and soil reclamation plant. This species is one of the few nitrogen-fixing trees to produce seeds containing oil, and these are collected in vast amounts in India for commercial processing of industrial uses

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 15°C

Hardiness zone

10 - 12

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

Water
It is also a drought resistant plants water requirement is extremely low
Sunlight
Tolerant of shade, it can grow under the shade of other trees, but will also grow well in full sun
Soil
The best growth is found on deep well-drained sandy loams with assured moisture, but it will also grow on sandy soils and heavy swelling clay soils[

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Temperature
It grows in areas where the mean annual temperature ranges from a minimum of 1 - 16°c, up to a maximum of 27 - 38 (exceptionally 50)°c
Additional
The seeds are poisonous. Pounded and roasted seeds used to be utilized as fish poison
Popularity
16 people already have this plant 3 people have added this plant to their wishlists