What's this tree called?

[Youbloodybeauty]

Hi, I've seen this tree many places but can't find the name of it.

Would like to read up on it and maybe plant along our fence line for some shading.
Interested to know how fast they grow :)

Anyone know the name of it please?

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

[samuijimmy]

I have heard it referred to as "Cemetery Tree" here, but cannot add more than that even after search Google.

[Youbloodybeauty]

9 hours ago, samuijimmy said:

I have heard it referred to as "Cemetery Tree" here, but cannot add more than that even after search Google.

 

Thanks jimmy,

Yes I've been searching Google.th for combinations of tall, narrow, fence line, shade, tree, plant etc viewing Google images but can't find it. I think common, I've seen them all over in Bangkok used along fence lines.

Anyway, appreciated will have a go with cemetery tree. Otherwise might have to make a trip to a local plant nursery!

Cheers.

[Oxx]

I'm guessing it's Polyalthia longifolia (False Ashoka) which is quite common here.

[Youbloodybeauty]

Thanks Oxx, that's it.

Also as samuijimmy mentioned "cemetery tree"

 

Other common names: Cemetery tree, Indian fir, Mast tree.

http://www.iplantz.com/plant/1273/polyalthia-longifolia/

 

Cheers.

[Ace of Pop]

Thais call it A Ton Ton Tree.


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[overherebc]

They do tend to suck every bit of moisture out of the ground and usually have a large area around the base where nothing else can grow because it's too dry.

[overherebc]

On 03/04/2017 at 9:19 AM, overherebc said:

They do tend to suck every bit of moisture out of the ground and usually have a large area around the base where nothing else can grow because it's too dry.

My neighbour has a few in his garden and they have to be savagely cut back every 2 or 3 years.

[Naam]

On 4/3/2017 at 9:19 AM, overherebc said:

They do tend to suck every bit of moisture out of the ground and usually have a large area around the base where nothing else can grow because it's too dry.

no such thing! our lot is lined with 120 of these Ashoka trees on two sides and i have nowhere realised a dry spot . correct is they grow really fast. every other year we trim them down 2-3 meters.

[overherebc]

23 minutes ago, Naam said:

no such thing! our lot is lined with 120 of these Ashoka trees on two sides and i have nowhere realised a dry spot . correct is they grow really fast. every other year we trim them down 2-3 meters.

Might depend on soil conditions. I've seen photos of 1 to 2 metres diameter of bare areas around them. Believe you can't buy them in UK anymore for whatever reason.

[Youbloodybeauty]

8 hours ago, Naam said:

no such thing! our lot is lined with 120 of these Ashoka trees on two sides and i have nowhere realised a dry spot . correct is they grow really fast. every other year we trim them down 2-3 meters.

How tall do you let them grow?
I'm guessing not too tall as you would need a very high ladder with the height they grow! :)

I take it, lopping the top off these trees is no problem?

[Naam]

7 hours ago, Youbloodybeauty said:

How tall do you let them grow?
I'm guessing not too tall as you would need a very high ladder with the height they grow! :)

I take it, lopping the top off these trees is no problem?

we have trimmed them last time down to 7m. now most of them are 8 and 9m high and they block the afternoon sun in the west. lopping the tops is indeed no problem. my gardener and a helper are completing that task in one day.

 

[overherebc]

6 hours ago, Naam said:

we have trimmed them last time down to 7m. now most of them are 8 and 9m high and they block the afternoon sun in the west. lopping the tops is indeed no problem. my gardener and a helper are completing that task in one day.

 

Looks really good.

[Naam]

13 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Looks really good.

we planted them when they were ~1.80m high and were quite disappointed when nothing happened for two years. it was obviously poor soil condition because they virtually exploded when we applied (once only!) cow dung fertiliser. positive is also that they don't shed any leaves. we wasted some money by planting them too close (~60cm) to each other. double that distance would have been OK too but  of course then it takes longer to close the gaps.

 

[LawrenceN]

Asoke India is what they're called in Thailand. I have seven of them, outside the west wall of my back patio, to block the afternoon sun (when they get a little bigger). They're very common on golf courses in Chiang Mai.

 

[Pik]

ต้นอโศกอินเดีย Ashoka Asoke, Sri Yala