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Veeramaneni Institute of Vastu SciencesAn Institute for Indian Traditional Architecture - 9030026010
Significance of Trees
And How to Place in Any Building
In Matsyapurana it is said that
Ten Water wells are equivalent to one water
tank
Ten water tanks are equivalent to one lake
Ten lakes are equivalent to one Son
Ten Sons are equivalent to one Tree
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Trees in Mythology
According, to the Vamana Purana the following plants arose as listed below1. Lotus (Neiumbium speciosum) from Vishnu’s navel. 2. Kadamba (Anthocephallus cadamba) from the forepart of the hand of Kandaripa. 3. Banyan (Ficus bcngalensis) from Manibhadra, the chief of the Yakshas. 4. Datura (Datura fastuosa) from the chest of Siva. 5. Khadira (Acacia catechu) from the middle body of Brahma. 6. Bread fruit (Adansonia digitata) from the body of Visvavarman. 7. Kurchiflowers (Jasminium pubescens) from the palm of Parvati. 8. Sindhuvaraka(Vitex negundo) from the temple of Ganesha. 9 Palasa (Butea frondosa) from the right side of Yama. 10. Udumbara (Ficus glomerata) from the north-south side of Yama. 11. Vrsa drig (Banduvija pentapates) from Rudra. 12. Bamboo (Banduvija pentapates) from Skanda. 13. Aswattha (Ficus religiosa) from Ravi. 14. Sami (Acacia suma) from Katyani. 15. Bilva (Aegle marmelos) from Lakshmi. 16. Reeds (Arundo donax) from the lord of serpents. 17. Durbha {Pao cynasuroides) from Vasuki.
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Smaller shrubs may be planted on the East or North sides, but no trees should be
planted in the North-East corner as they block the useful morning sun rays.
Tall trees like Coconut can be planted in the South-West, West sides but should
not be too close to a building as they block the sunlight completely. A tree should
be planted such that it's shadow should not fall on the house, at least between
9.A.M to 3P.M.
Large trees like Peepal, Banyan should not be located too near the house as their
roots can damage the foundation and compound wall. Also, the large trees absorb
most of the sunlight, meaning these positive rays will not be received by the
building.
Good trees that can be planted in a house compound are useful trees like coconut,
neem, betel, sandalwood, lemon, pineapple, bilva, almond, jackfruit, pomegranate,
mango, amla, and katha.
Avoid flowering trees in gardens Reason They shed leaves during the summer.
Trees with insects worms, honey bees, bumble bee, owls, serpents, should be
avoided for obvious reasons. If a tree must be removed because it is inauspicious
or for other reasons, the day before cutting the tree, one should express regret to
the tree, and it must be removed from its rooting. A new tree should be planted in
its place within the next three months. This is a way of conserving nature.
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S,No Star Suitable Tree Image
1 Aswini poison nut (Black
Jeedi), Strychnine
tree
Strychnos nux-vomica
2 Bharani Indian gooseberry
(Amla) Emblica
officinalis
3 Krithika Indian fig tree /
Cluster fig
Ficus racemose
4 Rohini Java plum / black
plum (Neredu)
Syzygium cumini
5 Mrigashira Nallacandra / Black
cutch tree / Acacia
catechu
Trees Assigned to Birth Stars
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S,No Star Suitable Tree Image
6 Ardra Ceylon ebony/ Long
Pepper/ Diospyros
ebenum
7 Punarvasu Bamboo /Bambusa
vulgaris
8 Pushyami sacred fig / Ficus
religiosa
9 Asleshq Ceylon
ironwood, Indian rose
chestnut / Mesua
ferrea / Naga Kesari
10 Makha banyan, banyan
fig and Indian banyan,
Ficus benghalensis
Trees Assigned to Birth Stars
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S,No. Star Suitable Tree Image
11 Pubba Moduga / bastard
teak/ Butea
monosperma
12 Uttara billa juvvi / ficus
microcarpa
13 Hasta Wild Mango /
Spondias pinnata
14 Chitta Indian bael / Maredu
/ Aegle marmelos
15 Swathi arjun tree / thella
maddi / Terminalia
arjuna
16 Vishaka Wood Apple/
flacourtia jangomas
Trees Assigned to Birth Stars
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S,No Star Suitable Tree Image
17 Anuradha Spanish cherry
/Pogada/
Mimusops elengi
18 Jyesta Vetti / Devadharu /
Aporusa lindleyana
19 Moola white dammar tree,
Rojam, Canarium
strictum
20 P. Ashada Konda Ganneru/
Indian willow/ salix
tetrasperma /
21 U. Ashada Jackfruit /
Artocarpus
heterophyllus
22 Shravana Crown flower /
Calotropis gigantea
Trees Assigned to Birth Stars
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S,No Star Suitable Tree Image
23 Danista Drum Stick / Moringa
oleifera
24 Sathabisha Kadam Tree/ Indian
Oak / anthocephalus
chinensis
25 P. BhadraNeem, Azadirecta
Indica
26 U. Bhadra Mango / Indian
Mango / mangifera
indica
27 Revathi Madhuca butter,
honey tree, Ippa Tree,
Madhuca longifolia
Trees Assigned to Birth Stars
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S,No Planet Suitable Tree Image
1 Sun White Jilledu /
Calotropis procera
2 Moon Moduga / bastard
teak/ Butea
monosperma
3 Mars Nallacandra / Black
cutch tree / Acacia
catechu
4 Mercury Uttareni, Prickly Chaff
Flower / Achyranthes
aspera
5 Jupiter sacred fig / Ficus
religiosa
Trees Assigned to Planets
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S,No Planet Suitable Tree Image
6 Venus Indian fig tree / Cluster
fig
Ficus racemose
7 Saturn Jammi / Prosopis
cineraria
8 Rahu Garika /Dūrvā Grass /
Bahama Grass
/Cynodon dactylon
9 Ketu halfa grass, big
cordgrass / Darba /
Desmostachya
bipinnata
Trees Assigned to Planets
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S,No Zodiac Suitable Tree Image
1 Aries Red sandalwoo /
Pterocarpus santalinus
2 Taurus Saptha Parni / Indian
Devil tree (Alstonia
scholaris)
3 Gemini Jackfruit / Artocarpus
heterophyllus
4 Cancer Moduga / bastard
teak/ Butea
monosperma
5 Leo Yellow Snake Tree,
Trumpet flower tree/
Stereospermum colais
6 Virgo Mango / Indian
Mango / mangifera
indica
Trees Assigned to Zodiac Signs
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S,No Zodiac Suitable Tree Image
7 Libra Spanish cherry /
Pogada / Mimusops
elengi
8 Scorpio Nallacandra / Black
cutch tree / Acacia
catechu
9 Sagittarius sacred fig / Ficus
religiosa
10 Capricorn Iridi Tree / North Indian
rosewood /Dalbergia
sissoo
11 Aquarius Jammi / Prosopis
cineraria
12 Pisces banyan, banyan
fig and Indian banyan,
Ficus benghalensis
Trees Assigned to Zodiac Signs
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S,No Zodiac Suitable Tree Image
1 March 21 –
April 20
Red sandalwoo /
Pterocarpus santalinus
2 April 21 –
May 20
Saptha Parni / Indian
Devil tree (Alstonia
scholaris)
3 May 21 –
June 20
Jackfruit / Artocarpus
heterophyllus
4 June 21 –
July 20
Moduga / bastard
teak/ Butea
monosperma
5
July 21 –
August 20
Yellow Snake Tree,
Trumpet flower tree/
Stereospermum colais
6 August 21 –September 20
Mango / Indian
Mango / mangifera
indica
Trees Assigned to Months
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S,No Zodiac Suitable Tree Image
7 September 21 – October 20
Spanish cherry /
Pogada / Mimusops
elengi
8 October 21 -November 20
Nallacandra / Black
cutch tree / Acacia
catechu
9 November 21 –
December 20
sacred fig / Ficus
religiosa
10 December 21 – January 20
Iridi Tree / North Indian
rosewood /Dalbergia
sissoo
11 January 21 –February 20
Jammi / Prosopis
cineraria
12 February 21 –March 20
banyan, banyan
fig and Indian banyan,
Ficus benghalensis
Trees Assigned to Months
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S,No Planet Suitable Tree Image
1 1,10,19,28 White Jilledu /
Calotropis procera
2 2,11,20,29 Moduga / bastard
teak/ Butea
monosperma
3 3,12,21,30 sacred fig / Ficus
religiosa
4 4,13,22,31 Garika /Dūrvā Grass /
Bahama Grass
/Cynodon dactylon
5 5,14,23 Uttareni, Prickly Chaff
Flower / Achyranthes
aspera
Trees Assigned toDate of Births
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S,No Planet Suitable Tree Image
6 6 ,15,24 Indian fig tree / Cluster
fig
Ficus racemose
7 7,16,25 halfa grass, big
cordgrass / Darba /
Desmostachya
bipinnata
8 8,17,26 Jammi / Prosopis
cineraria
9 9,18,27 Nallacandra / Black
cutch tree / Acacia
catechu
Trees Assigned toDate of Births
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S,No Tree / Plant Image Direction
1 Basil, tulasi,
Ocimum
tenuiflorum,
North to North
East
2 Jasmine (taxonom
ic
name Jasminum North to North
East
3 Coconut
tree (Cocos
nucifera)
West
4 Banana, Musa
acuminata, Musa
balbisiana
North to North
East
5 Ficus
religiosa or sacred
fig, peepal
tree or ashwattha
tree
South East /
North West
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S,No Tree / Plant Image Direction
6 Neem Tree,
Azadirachta
indica
SE & NW
7 Mango Tree,
Mangifera indica
West
8 Citrus (Citrus
medica),
West / South
9 Plum Blossoms North-East or
Northern
10 Chrysanthemum South East /
South / South
West
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
11
Hibiscus / Hibiscus
rosa-sinensis
South East / SSE
/ South
12 banyan, banyan
fig and Indian
banyan, Ficus
benghalensis
East / South
13
Turmeric /
Curcuma longa
NE / SE / SW
14 Pomegranate
/ Punica
granatum
SE / SW
15 Tamarind /
Tamarindus indica
SW / West
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
16 Peony (Paeonia
suffruticosa)
SW
17 Plum Blossoms /
Prunus
mume blossoms
NE
18 Daffodil N / NE
19 Lotus
Lotus (Nelumbo
nucifera)
N / NE
20
Lily (genus Lilium)
Bed Room
locations,
North, South
West
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
21 Jasmine North of North
East to North
East & East
22 Amla, Indian
gooseberry
(Amla) Emblica
officinalis
NE
23 Money
plant (Epipremnu
m aureum)
N / NNE / NE
24 Ashoka / Saraca
asoca
South, SW, West
25 Indian
sandalwood/
Santalum album
South, SW, West
NW
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
26 Rose / Rosa
rubiginosa
SE / SSE / South
27 Parijata /
Nyctanthes arbor-
tristis
East / West / SW
28 Champak /
Magnolia
champaca
West / SW
NNW
29 Bel Tree /
bilvpatra / Aegle
marmelos
NNE / NE
30 Jackfruit /
Artocarpus
heterophyllus
SE / SSE / South
/ SW / West /
NW
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
31 Bamboo
/Bambusa vulgaris
South East to
South West
32 Java plum / black
plum (Neredu)
Syzygium cumini
South East to
South West
(Outside of
house)
33 Moduga / bastard
teak/ Butea
monosperma
South East to
South
34 Mango / Indian
Mango /
mangifera indica
South East to
South and West
also NW
35 Indian fig tree /
Cluster fig
Ficus racemose
South East to
South and West
also NW
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
36 Jammi / Prosopis
cineraria
Outside of the
hose South &
West part
37 Betel Nut Tree /
Areca catechu
Outside of the
hose South &
West part
38 Almond / Prunus
dulcis
SE, South &
West part
39 Parlor Palm
(Chamaedorea
elegans)
NW to North
(inside or
Outside)
40
Umbrella Tree /
Schefflera
actinophylla
Indoor or
Outdoor any
place not @ NE
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
41 Guava / Psidium
guajava
NW, SE to SW /
West
42 Gular / Ficus
racemosa
SE to SW
43 Wood Apple/
flacourtia
jangomas
SE to SW / West
(Outside
compound is
best)
44 Kadamba Tree/
Indian Oak /
anthocephalus
chinensis
South & SW
45 Ganneru,
Oleander (Nerium
oleander)
East, ESE, SE &
SSE (Outside of
the house)
Good for Puja
but toxic
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Direction
46 Curry leaf tree /
Murraya koenigii
SE to South /
NW
47 Papaya / Carica
papaya
SE to West
(Outside is
good, it gives
milk like liquid)
48 Leafy Vegetables
@ Garden
North Part of
the house
49 Climbing
Vegetable @
Garden
North & NE Part
of the house
50 Kitchen Garden
(Regular)
North but good
at SE to South
Trees / Plants Assigned to Directions
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Remarks
1 Betel Leaf Plant / Piper betle
betel leaves is
traditionally offered as
a mark of respect and
auspicious beginnings.
2 Heartleaf Philodendron / Philodendron
cordatum
can be kept as
cheerful. plant is
used to living in
either soil or water
3 Ivy /Hedera
Growing ivy indoors
is easy
4 Creeping Fig / Ficus pumila
The small leaves and lush green growth
make for both a lovely table plant or a
hanging plant.
5 Inch Plant / Tradescantia
zebrina
Also called wandering jew
Special Suggestions To North for Plantation
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S.No. Tree / Plant Image Remarks
6 Moonflower / Ipomoea alba
considered to
be low in toxicity
7 Sky Blue Cluster Vine
Jacquemontia
Pentanthos
Flowers open
facing the sun in
the early morning
and are gone by
midday
8 Chikkudu (Hyacinth bean) / Lablab
purpureus
Good for Kitchen garden also as
vastu suggestions
9 Pothos / Epipremnum
aureum
they are grown
only because of
their beautiful
leaves
10 Star Jasmine / Trachelospermum
jasminoides
they are grown for
beautiful flowers
and also to fill the
house with a lovely
scent
Special Suggestions To North for Plantation