Other Trees Called 'Ashoka Tree'
A popular tree simply referred to, and also known as Ashoka tree of the unrelated genus Polyalthia longifolia (false Ashoka tree), is bred to resemble the growth pattern of erect pillar-like mediterranean cypress trees, it is a popular park and garden plant, much used in landscaping on the Indian Subcontinent.
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