Banyan Tree – Bohar – बरगद (100+ Seed)

🌳🌿 Bohar (Banyan Tree) Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Bohar, Banyan Tree, Bargad, Vat Vriksha
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Ficus benghalensis
🔹 Type ➜ Evergreen, long-lived tree 🌳
🔹 Special ➜ India’s national tree, known for its aerial roots, massive canopy, and long lifespan.
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Agroforestry
➜ Farm boundaries
➜ Parks & gardens
➜ Religious and heritage plantations

🌟 Why Grow Bohar?
✔️ Massive shade tree 🌳
✔️ Can live for hundreds of years
✔️ Excellent for birds and pollinators 🐦🐝
✔️ Helps reduce soil erosion
✔️ Produces small edible figs for wildlife

🌤️ Climate & Planting Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ June – September (Monsoon is the best planting season)
📍 Punjab:
➜ July – September
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 20–38°C
🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Sandy loam, loam or clay soil
➜ Well-drained soil
➜ pH 6.0–8.5
✔️ Adapts well to a wide range of soils.
🌱 Propagation
➜ Seeds
➜ Air layering
➜ Stem cuttings
Seed depth: ➜ 0.5–1 cm
✔️ Germination: ➜ 15–30 days

🌿 Spacing
➜ Tree to tree ➜ 15–20 meters
✔️ The tree develops a very wide canopy and aerial roots, so provide plenty of space.
🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before planting:
➜ 10–15 kg well-rotted FYM per pit
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
After establishment:
➜ Apply compost once a year.

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water regularly during the first 1–2 years.
After establishment:
➜ Water only during long dry periods.
✔️ Mature trees are highly drought tolerant.

☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight
✔️ Minimum 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily.
🐛 Organic Pest & Disease Control
Common issues:
➜ Scale insects
➜ Mealybugs
➜ Leaf spot
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Remove infected leaves and branches

✂️ Growth
➜ Fast-growing under good conditions
✔️ Reaches a large size over many years and develops characteristic aerial roots.
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ India’s national tree 🇮🇳
✔️ Excellent shade tree
✔️ Supports birds, bats and beneficial insects
✔️ Suitable for agroforestry and biodiversity conservation

🪴 Growing in Containers
⚠️ Suitable only while young or for bonsai.
For normal growth, transplant to open ground because the tree can spread over a very large area.