Timber Plantations

Friday, October 10, 2008

Timber Plantations

Dear Friends,

In general the following fast growing timber trees are recommended for the plains of southern India:

( Click on the tree name to get more details about it )

1.Gmelina arborea (Kumil, Kumula maram in Tamil)

2.Melia dubia (Malai Vembu in Tamil)

3.Casuarina junghuhniana (Indonesian / Junguniana Savukku in Tamil)

4.Ailanthus excelsa (Perumaram, Pee maram, Peematti in Tamil)

5.Grewia tiliaefolia (Thadasu, Sadachi in Tamil)

6.Khaya senegalansis (Kaya or Senegal Mahogany in Tamil)

7.Albizia falcataria (Kattumaram in Tamil)

8.Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders/ Sivappu Santhanam in Tamil)

9.Acacia auriculiformis (Pencil Tree in Tamil)

10.Anthocephalus indicus / cadamba (Vellai Kadambu in Tamil)

But if you want to get returns within 4 to 5 years and very particular about it then select either Casuarina or Eucalyptus which may give you around Rs.15,000 to 20,000/Acre/Annum depending on the soil type, fertility and water availability of your farm.Valuable suggestions from the members are eagerly awaited.

Plant timber trees and prosper.

Regards,

Vishnu Sankar

(The same matter is also posted at :http://www.agricultureinformation.com/forums/questions-answers/22505-timber-plantations.html

1 Comentário:

Unknown said...: Hello Mr. Vishnu Shanker,

We have land at about 800m above MSL in Kadambur hills near Sathyamangalam. We planning to plant Malai Vembu and Silver Oak alternatively at 8 ft x 8ft gap. Silvr Oak saplings are available from local horticultural nursery. Could you please let us know if this is a good combination.

If not will Malai Vaembu and Kumil will it be a good combination.

The plants will be irrigated by drip irrigation. Awaiting your comments.

Rgds
Durga; August 5, 2010 at 11:52 AM

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........ Thanks Mr.Visnu, I have been watching your constant interaction with tree growers through internet. ....... Keep it up. ..........May be you can help me in making my ideas to reach growers through you. Wishes. Dr.G.Kumaravelu, Former PCCF, Former Member, State Planning Commission, Chennai.

Dear Mr Vishnu Shankar, Thank you for the efforts. A good encouragement to the scientific efforts of IFGTB. I am confident that our efforts and service to support the tree farming will grow. Thank you once again. Dr. N. Krishna Kumar, Director, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, India.

Dear Mr.Vishnu Sankar, We have seen your comments made on 'TCPL Component of TBGP project'. Necessary actions are being taken to implement the TCPL Component in better manner at our level. Thanks for your observation made on the TBGP project. With regards, V.Irulandi, I.F.S., APCCF, Social Forestry and Extension, CDM & Project Director, TCPL, Tamilnadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project, Tamilnadu, India.

Dear Vishnu Sankar, .....Very interesting to go through your blog. Trees are money spinners to the farmers at present.It is only the right type of tree species for the right place and silvicultural packages can do so. (Click: Money Spinning Trees) Contact me with full details on soil, rainfall, water source, resource availability etc., and i could suggest trees that could spin money in these areas. Thank you, From, K.Suresh, Prof & Head, Dept. of Agroforestry, Forest College & Research Institute, Mettupalayam 641 003, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

Dear Mr.Sankar, I have seen your message on energy plantation and thanks for the promotional efforts. (For more info: Click 1 and Click 2.) To add to your view,I wish to inform that Forest college has already designed contract farming models exclusively for dendrobiomass based power generation. These modes are now successfully implemented through Auromira energy company now slowly. With kind regards, Dr. K. T. Parthiban, Ph. D., Associate Professor (Forestry), Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam 641 003, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.

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