Vann
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{{Taxobox
| name = Vann
| image = Salvadora oleoides Bra39.png
| image_width = 220px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Salvadoraceae]]
| genus = ''[[Salvadora]]''
| species = '''''S. oleoides'''''
| binomial = ''Salvadora oleoides''
}}
The '''Vann''' ([[Punjabi]]:'''ون''' or '''ਵਣ''') or, '''jar''' in [[Sindhi language]], '''Jāl''' or '''Peelu''' in [[Hindi language]] (''Salvadora oleoides'') is a small bushy evergreen tree found in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].
==Fruit==
Small greenish white flowers are produced in March-April. The fruit is yellow and ripens in the months of May and June. It forms one of the main grazing sources for livestock owned by local farmers. It is often dried and preserved in large quantities. The seeds are spread by birds. The seedlings come up under the parent plant or under other bushes and are somewhat frost-tender.
==Tree characteristics==
[[Image:Khabbar (Salvadora oleoides) leaves, Hodal (Faridabad, Haryana) I IMG 1187.jpg|thumb|left|leaves at [[Hodal]] in [[Faridabad]] District of [[Haryana]], [[India]]. ]]
It is a small tree with drooping branches, rarely with proper bole or exceeding a height of 20 feet and a girth of 3 feet. It is very common plant in arid tracts but becomes scarce where rainfall conditions are better. It can withstand great soil salinity. It produces new leaves during April, which on maturity become thick and leathery.
The tree coppices fairly well but regenerates freely by root suckers and natural layering. It is, however, very slow growing but a dense growth is often formed around the parent plant by root suckers and some natural seedlings. The plant provides a dense shade. It is often lopped for camel and goat fodder.
==Wood==
[[Image:Khabbar (Salvadora oleoides), Hodal (Faridabad, Haryana) I IMG 1194.jpg|thumb| tree at [[Hodal]] in [[Faridabad]] District of [[Haryana]], [[India]]. ]]
The vann is mostly non-woody, but has some, which is soft and light, and not particularly suitable for either building or for fuel, though it has been used for both purposes when nothing else is available. When burnt, it leaves a large quantity of ash, which can be boiled down into a substance for treating [[mange]] in [[camel]]s.
==Habitat==
The vann is commonly found in and around [[Sandal Bar]], and is reserved for use as grazing sources for local peasant villages. In addition, a number of trees have been preserved to provide shade for cattle.
==See also==
[[Salvadora (plant genus)]]
[[Salvadora persica]] -- Toothbrush Tree, Peelu, or Siwak
==References==
* RN Kaul (1963): Need for afforestation in the arid zones of India, LA-YAARAN, Vol 13
* RC Ghosh (1977): Hand book on afforestation techniques, Dehradun.
* RK Gupta & Ishwar Prakasah (1975): Environmental analysis of the Thar Desert, Dehradun.
[[Category:Trees]]