This tree is source of most valuable wood in our Area On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:25 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Its flowering now. > > Shisham is a medium to large deciduous tree, native to India, with a light > crown which reproduces by seeds and suckers. It can grow up to a maximum of > 25 m in height and 2 to 3 m in diameter, but is usually smaller. Trunks are > often crooked when grown in the open. Leaves are leathery, alternate, > pinnately compound and about 15 cm long. Flowers are whitish to pink, > fragrant, nearly sessile, up to 1.5 cm long and in dense clusters 5-10 cm > in length. Pods are oblong, flat, thin, strap-like 4-8 cm long, 1 cm wide, > and light brown. They contain 1-5 flat bean-shaped seeds 8-10 mm long. They > have a long taproot and numerous surface roots which produce suckers. It is > primarily found growing along river banks below 900 m elevation, but can > range naturally up to 1300 m. Shisham is best known internationally as a > premier timber species of the rosewood genus. However, Shisham is also an > important fuel wood, shade, and shelter. With its multiple products, > tolerance of light frosts and long dry seasons, this species deserves > greater consideration for tree farming, reforestation and agro forestry > applications. After teak, it is the most important cultivated timber tree > in India, planted on roadsides, and as a shade tree for tea plantations. > > Raman > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
