Sheesham plantation: Indian rosewood" redirects here. Indian rosewood may also refer to Sheesham Dalbergia latifolia Dalbergia sissoo, known commonly as North Indian Rosewood, is a fast-growing, hardy deciduous rosewood tree native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southern Iran. D. Sissoo is a large, crooked tree with long, leathery leaves and whitish or pink flowers. Common names for D. Sissoo are sisu, tahli or tali, and also irugudujava. Indian common names are biradi, and sisau. In Afghanistan its name is shewa, and in Persian, it is called jag. D. Sissoo is the state tree of India's Punjab state and the provincial tree of Pakistan's Punjab province.