Where do I find rudraksh trees in north of India? How one can idenitify the tree

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Where do I find rudraksh trees in north of India? How one can idenitify the tree?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Rudraksh is a large evergreen broad-leaved tree. Its scientific name is Elaeocarpus Ganitrus, the family is tiliaceae. Geographically it is found growing naturally and abundantly in tropical and subtropical areas. The trees are perennial in habitat. The trees are almost 50ft to 200ft in height. According to old mythology "Siva Purana" that the favorites of Lord Siva, Rudraksha trees grow in Gouda Land which in present era is the area of the Gangetic Plain on the southern border area of Asia to the foothills of great Himalaya . Thus, starting from Manila, passing through Myanmar, plains as well as low hills, its habitat extends to Bengal, Assam and adjoining north-eastern states, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal .In present era Rudraksha trees are basically localized in Nepal and the southern part of Asia.
Elaeocarpus is a large genius of evergreen trees. It has nearly 36 sister species, including Rudraksha. All trees bearing white flowers with fringed petals developing into drupaceous fruit resembling olive. The main trunk of rudraksha tree is cylindrical. Its section is circular. Bark is grayish white and rough in texture with small vertical lenticels and narrow horizontal furrows. The branches of Rudraksha spread in all directions is such a way that when growing in natural habitat, the crown takes the shape of a pyramid. The leaves of rudraksha are shining green above and dull curvaceous below. The flowers are ovoid, conical, elongate, nearly 1 to 2 cm in diameter. The fruit is globose and drupaceous having a fleshy exterior. The beads inside is hard and tubercled.