Local Name           Scientific name Shisham              Dalbergia sissoo   Sumbal           Salmalia malabarica   Mulberry             Morus alba   Dhrek                Melia azedarach  Gulmohar              Delonix regia  Beeri Patta           Heterophragma adenophylum  Pipal                 Ficus religiosa  Pilkhan               Ficus virens  Banyan               Ficus benghalensis  Barna                  Crateva religiosa  Neem                   Azadirachta indica  Jaman                  Syzygium cumini  Amaltas                Cassia fistula  Gul e Nashtar              Erythrina suberosa  Toon                   Cedrala toona  Sukhchain              Pongamia glabra  Arjun                  Terminalia arjuna  Shreen (white)             Albizia procera  Shreen (black)             Albizia lebbeck  

(This list is in no way exhaustive. It lists a few of those trees that are not just beautiful to behold but also grow to large sizes and are therefore perfect carbon sinks.)

Published in Dawn, EOS, May 14th, 2017