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A large, much-branched tree, 30m/3.6 m in height.
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How does it look:
A large, much-branched tree, 30m/3.6 m in height. Bark -
brown or grayish, fairly smooth, up to 2.5 cm thick, with shallow depressions.
Silvicultural Characters
A shade-bearer. Mature trees are drought-and frost-hardy. Remarkable coppicer. Not readily browsed by cattle.
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How to grow:
Seeds are either sown directly in August or nursery-raised
seedlings are transplanted during July. Care should be taken that moisture is present
and to prevent injury to roots, several vegetative methods, such as stumps, hormone-treated
cuttings, grafting have been found successful. On the roadsides, they are planted
12 m apart and for windbreaks at 6m. Manuring during pre-bearing period has been
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Uses:
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Recommended for reclaiming saline, alkaline, wetlands and waterlogged areas. Also recommended for agro-
and social forestry as shade-tree and windbreaks.
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Wood used for construction, boat-building,
implements, furniture, sleepers, troughs
and tea chests.
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Is a moderately good fuel (sapwood, 4834 kcal/kg).
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Fodder :Leaf (crude protein, 9.1% palatable for cattle, sheep and goats. Tassar-silkworms
feed on the leaf.
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Bark :Used for dyeing and tanning. Astringent; decoction used as mouth-wash and
gargle and powder in diarrhoea and dysentery. Extract very useful in diabetes. Flower
:A major source of honey in North India.
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Ripe fruits are widely eaten (protein, 0.7%). Used for making jelly, jam, preserve,
squash and wine-making. Contains an essential oil which possesses antimicrobial
properties. Extracts reduce blood sugar and glycosuria; fresh seed better.
Where to sell:
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Wood can be sold to timber merchants.
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Bark can be sold to dye making industries also to pharmaceutical companies
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Ripe fruits, bark, stem, leaves. flowers can also be sold to pharmaceutical companies
for extracting medicinal value.
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