Please indicate the names of the trees which can grow with less water ?

Question

Trees are very important for the mankind. I am a tree lover and want to grow more trees in my areas with the help of others. However water is a difficult commodity to get. I want to grow trees by using lesser water. But most trees are required plenty of water. Hence I want to know the names of the trees which absorb lesser water. I want to know from where I can get them

Answer 1

All xerophytes like Cactus, Aloe, and Opuntia need only little amount of water.

egs:

Bromeliaceae
The Bromeliaceae are epiphytic herbs or sometimes terrestrial xerophytes comprising about 45 genera and 2,000 species that are further characterized by the presence of conspicuous floral bracts and scurfy, stalked, peltate scales on the leaves and other plant surfaces. The leaves are alternate, parallel-veined, usually stiffly lorate or strap-shaped, and troughlike, with a sheathing base and commonly with spiny margins. The flowers are usually bisexual and actinomorphic but unisexual and weakly zygomorphic forms are known. The perianth is in two dissimilar series, each with 3 distinct to basally connate segments. The calyx is usually green but not uncommonly petaloid and variously brightly colored. The corolla is typically brightly colored and often the segments bear a pair of basal, sometimes nectariferous scales. The androecium consists mostly of 6 stamens that are distinct or basally connate, and attach to the receptacle or are adnate to the base of the corolla. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 3 carpels, one style with 3 stigmas, and a superior to inferior ovary with 3 locules, each containing usually numerous axile ovules. The fruit is usually a berry or capsule.

other egs:

Aeonium (Giant Houseleek)

Agave (Century Plant)

Aichryson (Mice Ears)

Ceropegia (Canay Islands' species)

Corallocarpus (South Africa Caudex Gourd)

Cyphostemma (Caudex Grape Trees)

Dasylirion (Sotol or Desert Spoon)

Dioscorea (syn. Testudinaria - Elephant's Foot)

Dracaena (Dragon Tree)

Euphorbia (Succulent Spurge)

Fouquiera (Ocotillo)

Greenovia (Mountain Roses)

Hylocereus (Red Pithaya)

Jovibarba

Nolina (Elephant's Foot Tree)

Opuntia (Winter hardy Fig Cactus)

Pachypodium (Madagascar Palm)

Puya (Giant Bromelia)

Saxifraga (Madeira Saxifrage)

Saxifraga (Succulent Saxifrage)

Sedum (Hardy Stonecrop)

Sedum (Madeira Stonecrop)

Selenicereus (Yellow Pithaya)

Sempervivum (Houseleek)

Senecio (Canary Succulent Groundsel)

Umbilicus (Navelwort)

Welwitschia

Xanthorrhoea (Australian Grass Tree)

Yucca (Winterhardy Yucca)

Answer 2

The simple answer is to look at trees that survive in dry places. Acacias and Eucalypti spring to mind as do Baobab and other bottle trees.
Problem is you probably don't want to plant trees that are not from your area of the world since such tough trees have a habit of becoming weeds. Unfortunately growth of trees is limited by availability of water using about 10 000kg (LITRE) of water for each kg of carbon dioxide used for growth.
Trees should only be grown where the catchment has excess water. They are very attractive and reduce stress but otherwise you need a very good reason to grow them since they are not food and despite popular opinion do nothing for climate change. Still if you have valid reasons let me know where you are and I can determine what species will do least harm in your area. You may need to collect your own seed from native trees in drier parts of the countryside.

Answer 3

If you are in India then you should select trees around 4-5 feet tall for planting, best time is to plant them at onset of monsoons(in June-July) after first 2-3 showers. That way soil is moist and they get watered for next 3-4 months.

Trees like Peepal, Vad(Banyan), Jambhool(Jamun), Mango, Babool, Bor , Neem have deep penetrating roots and can survive after one year of planting on their own.

Jambhool,Neem,Banyan,Peepal,Babool are the most rugged variety and can survive droughts too. But all of these will need some care for first year.

Answer 4

In dry areas I believe olive trees are an option, as is the arocaria tree. Maybe you should look towards dry climates. Palm tree? also the trees you see on savanna's where giraffs walk... those can stand drought too, but I forgot the name of the tree. :)

Answer 5

Desert vegetation like cacti. Also. orchids do not require watering and manure, but they derive these themselves, from the atmosphere. Orchids, however, grow mostly in "moist" forest areas on large trees, without being "parasitical" on the parent trees.

Answer 6

Mango is one tree that I know grows with less water.This is because they absorb the water and minerals found from below the earth surface.

Answer 7

Babool, Peepal, Palm, Khajoor, shesham, and much more trees which require less water.

Answer 8

Palm tree, cactus, date palm, fig tree, prickly pear cactus

Answer 9

safeda, kikar(it grows in desert) full of thorns

Answer 10

Cacti is the only one i know....