Every tree we have documented.
Each species below is a list of every documented patch of that tree across the region — a permanent record of where each species has been found, and the stories that keep it alive.
Ber
Ziziphus mauritiana
The ber (jujube) is the most named heritage tree of the Punjab plains. Small, hardy, and long-lived, it has grown beside gurdwaras and temples for centuries, its cuttings propagated by successive generations.
Amb
Mangifera indica
The amb (mango) marks sites of devotion — many gurdwaras take their name from the mango tree in whose shade a Guru once rested. The fruit is offered as prasad, the saplings distributed.
Jandi
Prosopis cineraria
The jand is one of the hardiest trees of the plains — drought-tolerant, deep-rooted, slow-growing. It marks resting places on the historical routes walked by the Sikh Gurus.
Tahli
Dalbergia sissoo
The shisham (Indian rosewood) is valued for timber, shade, and the deep roots that stabilise riverbanks. Many gurdwaras and villages in the Doaba take their name from the shisham in their centre.
Nim
Azadirachta indica
The neem has been valued for millennia — medicinal, cooling, insecticidal. It is inseparable from sacred sites across the subcontinent, and continues to be planted at gurdwaras, temples, and shrines.
Khejri
Prosopis cineraria
The khejri is the state tree of Rajasthan and the heart of the Bishnoi community's 1730 Khejarli sacrifice — in which 363 Bishnois laid down their lives to protect khejri trees from being felled.
Purana
Ficus benghalensis
The bargad (banyan), with its aerial roots and wide canopy, is a natural gathering place. Its presence at a shared sacred site often predates the denominational boundaries that later formed around it.