Bakul - 10" Grow bag

Bakul (Mimusops elengi), also called Maulsari or Spanish Cherry, is a slow-growing evergreen tree treasured for its small, star-shaped cream flowers whose sweet fragrance lingers even after they fall and dry. Its dense, glossy dark-green foliage forms a neat rounded canopy that gives excellent shade and stays attractive year-round. Native to India and South Asia, Bakul is a classic temple, garden and avenue tree, also valued in Ayurveda for its bark, flowers and fruit. The fragrant blooms are used in garlands and perfumery, making this hardy, long-lived tree both ornamental and culturally cherished.

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Care guide

Uses

A fragrant shade, avenue and temple tree; the scented flowers are used in garlands and perfumery, the fruit is edible, and bark, flowers and seeds are used in Ayurveda.

Growing tips

Well suited to Indian climates; plant in full sun to part shade with good drainage. It is slow-growing but very long-lived and low maintenance once established.