Local Name : Bel, Sriphal (Assamese, Bengali), Belpatti, Sriphal, Belphal, Sadaphal (Hindi)
Scientific Name: Aegle marmalos (L.) Corrêa
English Name : Bael, stone apple, wood apple
| Bark | Fissured |
| Commercial Value | Medicine and Religious |
| Flower Color | Greenish White |
| Flowering Time | April and May |
| Fruit Type | Berry |
| Fruiting Time | March and June |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Leaf Shape | Trifoliate |
| Nursery technique | Fruits collected and are cracked open by hard tools and seed are to be removed from the flesh. Then it should be wash properly and then dried in the sun. The clean seeds can be sown on both nursery beds and polypots. Seedling of bael can be retained in nursery for 2-3 years. It is a hardy species and can grow in degraded areas successfully. |
| Plant parts used | Leaves and Fruits |
| Planting mechanism | Spacing 5m x 5m. |
| Recurring Financial Return | ₹5,000-₹10,000 |
| Recurring Harvesting Period | 5 Years onwards |
| Seed Collection Time | July and August |
| Site Suitability | All Areas |
| Tree Character | Deciduous |
