POTHU TREES planting at Malkapur lake in Thiruvannmalai District

POTHU TREES are the trees grown by cutting a strong branch from a well grown tree & planting it on the ground. Advantage is that we can start with a 10ft long sapling straight a way.  Need for fencing or fear of grazing by cattle can be overcome by this method.

Tree varieties which gives milk when cut & those which give fruits without flowering are more suitable for making pothu trees.

Most popular tree varieties which are used for POTHU TREES:

1. BANYAN TREE - AALA MARAM
2. VADHA NARAYANAN TREE - VADHARASU MARAM
3. PORTIA TREE - POOVARASU MARAM
4. MORINGA TREE - the most popular of pothu tree - MURUNGA MARAM
& many other trees.

Responsible Citizens iYakkam has been carrying out pothu trees planting in the different parts of  Thiruvannamalai district.










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