Shorea robusta

Shorea robusta subsp. var.	Sal
	Habit: tree Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 50ft100ft 30ft50ft Height: ⇕ 50 ft to 100 ft Width: ⇔ 30 ft to 50 ft Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ S Asia Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀	Exposure: ☼ sun Water: ◍ moist, moderate Features: ✓ evergreen, deciduous Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 10 to 12 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀
	Dipterocarpaceae > Shorea robusta var. ,

Shorea robusta, also known as sal or shala tree, is a species of tree belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae family. This tree is native to southern Asia.

Sal is moderate to slow growing, and can attain heights of 30 to 35 m and a trunk diameter of up to 2-2.5 m. The leaves are 10–25 cm long and 5–15 cm broad. In wetter areas, it is evergreen; in drier areas, it is dry-season deciduous, shedding most of the leaves in between February to April, leafing out again in April and May.

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  old leaf

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  trunk with ficus strangling it

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  flowering canopy

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