The branches sometimes bear long straight spines. The bark is shallowly furrowed and corky. The bisexual flowers are nearly 2 cm wide, borne in clusters, sweet scented and greenish white. The shallow calyx has 5 short sepals and is pubescent on the outside. The 5 petals are oblong ovoid, blunt, thick, pale greenish white and dotted with oil glands.
Stamens are numerous, sometimes coherent in bundles.
Seeds are numerous and arranged in the cells surrounded by a slimy transparent mucilage. Seeds have wooly hairs. Secondary Metabolites Certain biochemical constituents namely alkaloids, coumarin and steroid have been isolated from different parts of the Bael tree. The seeds are recalcitrant and can not be stored for longer periods under normal storage conditions. Budding, patch or shield on seedling rootstocks in June or July gives very good success.