• Avoid highly alkaline and saline lands
• Soil pH: Should be between 6 to 8
• Avoid excessive soil erosion and water stagnation in the land

Nursery technology

• Seeds are viable upto three moths
• Nursery bed size: 1.2 x 1.2 x .03m (Length x width x height)
• Seeds are mixed with sand and broadcasted over the mother bed
• Finally cover the mother bed with thin layer of soil
• Keep a layer of paddy straw for mulching

Planting

• Light requirement: Light demander species
• Spacing: 2 x 2 m
• No of Plants: 625 plants per acre
• After two years trees can attain 3.2 m
• Silvicultural operations: Pruning, weeding and thinning

Rotation: Four years (For clonal varieties)
Yield: An average of 40 tons per acre in places where water is available
Income: At intervals of 4-5 years, Rs. 75,000 per acre can earn as revenue
Utility value: Eucalyptus can be used as pulpwood, Plywood and oil industries

For more details contact following address
Dean,
Forest College and Research Institute,
Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore - 641301.
Phone: 04254 - 222398, 222010
Email: deanformtp@tnau.ac.in