Vaastu for Plants & Trees

	Plants and trees having great importance in nature as well as in human life. They consume many harmful gases from the air to make their food and thus clean the environment. Also they release certain gases through breathing. However, the nature of gases released by different trees and plants differs. Vastu Shastra guides us as to what types of plants and trees should be planted around a dwelling place to enjoy their positive properties . The trees should be away from the building so that the shadow of any tree does not fall upon the house from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. Perhaps, it may obstruct the beneficial cosmic radiations found in hot sun rays. Prohibited Trees & Plants: With Thorns : Ber, Babool, Akolh, Katari etc. Milking : Mahua, Vata, Peepal etc.  Fruit Bearing : Aam (Mango), Jamun, Kela (Banana)  Others : Kadamb, Lemon & with Yellow flowers  Furthermore, different trees should be in different directions from the house and any particular tree should not be planted in the prohibited direction or place. Many trees and plants can be planted in any direction. Direction-wise Auspicious & Inauspicious locations for various trees are shown in the following table: (Hindi Names of trees and plants are written in Roman) DIRECTION AUSPICIOUS INAUSPICIOUS           EAST   VATA PEEPAL   TREES BEARING FRUITS           SOUTH   GOOLAR   PAKAD,NIMBA           WEST   PEEPAL   VATA, AMRA (Mangao), KELA (Banana)           NORTH   PAKAD   GOOLAR, KELA (Banana)           SOUTH-EAST   ANAAR (Pomegranate)   MILKING TREES & PLANTS WITH RED FLOWERS & THORNS, PAKAD, GOOLAR, SHALMLI, VATA, PEEPAL           SOUTH-WEST   IMLI   KADAMBA           NORTH-WEST   BEIL   TREES & PLANTS WITH THORNS           NORTH-EAST   AMLA   KELA (Banana)           Certain trees have complex roots and if planted near the building their roots will reach underneath the walls and damage the building. Auspicious plants & trees in general : The following trees & plants are supposed to be auspicious around a house.  ANAAR DAAL-----------CHINI ------------NARIYAL  ASHOKA ----------------DRAKSHA -----------------------NAAGAR  ARISHTA----------------- GULAB--------------- PANAS  APRAJITA -------------JAPAA------------- PUNNAG  BAKUL --------------JAYANTI------------- PHALINI  CHAMELI------------ KESHAR ----------------SHAAL CHANDAN------------ KETKI TAAL---------------MAKHANA CHAMPA--------------- MALTI -----------------------------------VACHA  Creepers with flowers except yellow flowers should be planted.