The Seesham Tree

Sheesham Tree

English Name – Dalbergia Sissoo

Sanskrit Name – Shinshapa

Botanical Name – Dalbergia Sissoo 

Sheesham is a very useful tree its wood is widely used for timber in India. Its wood is known as rosewood & we call it Sheesham commercially.

Sheesham tree wood is famous for its long life & used in furniture. It is from the Fabaceae family. 

It is a very good tree, flowers come in the month of February & yellow in color. Its fruit is like small beans & blossom in winters.

Sheesham tree height goes up to seventy to eighty feet & diameter between one to two & a half feet. 

It is a shady tree & its roots enhance the fertility of the soil. Its leaves have small tips on both sides of the leaves. Sheesham tree life span 20 - 30 years.

Sheesham are of two type variety one is Local

(Desi) & the other one is Hybrid. Desi Sheesham matures in 25 to 30 years & Hybrid Sheesham matures in 10 to 12 years.

Sheesham tree has many medicinal properties. 

Its leaves are cold in nature.  

Its wood oil is used in medicines. 

Sheesham tree is useful in breast cancer, excess urination & sweating, skin disorders, diabetes.