Dalbergia Latifolia / Kala-shisham Tree Seed 100 grams

Description:
Dalbergia latifolia is predominantly a single-stemmed deciduous tree with a dome shaped crown of lush green foliage, which on wet sites is not shed. The trees reach a height of 20-40 meter with a girth of 1.5-2 meter.The former was a botanist and the latter explored Surinam. This product is best for growing trees and shrubs which enhance the beauty of garden, landscapes, commercial crops, etc. Found throughout Andhra Pradesh, in moist deciduous forests but more common along the Godavari, but nowhere abundant. Identified by full rounded crown and cylindrical, straight bole. It is drought resistant and a good coppice. It prefers good, deep loam or clayey soil containing lime.

Flowering: Whitish flowers in short axillaries much-branched panicles appear in June to July.

Fruiting: Pods ripen from December to March.

Morphology of the Fruit/Seed: Pods 4 to 8 cm by 1.5 to 2.0 cm in size; oblong-lanceolate, abruptly narrowed to a stipe; flat, glabrous; 1 to 3 seeded.

Seed Collection and Storage: The ripe dark brown pods are collected from the trees by lopping the branches in February to March, dried in the sun and broken. Extraction of clean seed is not necessary for sowing. Pods stored in gunny bags. Seeds lose their viability appreciably when kept for one year or more.

Pretreatment: Not required

Nursery Technique: Seeds are sown in primary beds (porous sandy loam soil) in drills. Germination comes within 10 days and then the seedlings are transplanted into polythene bags. Shade is necessary.