Common name: Match wood
Native: India
Scientific name: Ailanthus excelsa
Tree growing conditions
- Tree girth size: 80 -12.50 cm. (Less) and 450-470 cm. (Maximum)
- Habit: High temperature and low temperature resistant
- The plant grows well in most parts of the marginal areas of rain water
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Ailanthus Tree
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Ailanthus Leaves |
Ailanthus Seedling |
Tree cultivation
- 360 trees per acres can be planted on a large scale
- Spacing: 12 feet to 12 feet
- If the land is good for about 550/650 kg of wood available
Income
(i) Fallow land: T × 120 × 399 trees around Rs 2,000 = Rs 2,000 = Rs .2,40,000
(ii) Cultivable land: T × 220 × 422 trees around Rs 2,000 = Rs .4,40,000 |
Ailanthus Nursery
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Ailanthus Plantation
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Ailanthus pods |
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Utility value
- This tree wood is exclusively used for match splints manufacturing
- Used as alternative for plywood manufacturing
For more details contact following address
Dean,
Forest College and Research Institute,
Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore - 641301.
Phone: 04254 - 222398, 222010
Email: deanformtp@tnau.ac.in
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