Local Name : Sal (Assamese, Hindi, Bengali)
Scientific Name: Shorea robusta Roth
English Name : Sal
| Bark | Furrowed |
| Commercial Value | Timber |
| Final Financial Return | ₹60,000-₹80,000 |
| Final Harvesting Period | 40 Years-60 Years |
| Flower Color | Greenish White |
| Flowering Time | February and March |
| Fruit Type | Winged |
| Fruiting Time | May and April |
| Growth Rate | Moderate Fast |
| Leaf Shape | Oblong and Ovate |
| Nursery technique | Wings of the seeds are cut and sown in polypot (5:8 inch) or mother bed (1:10 mtr.). The mother bed or medium for polypot is prepared consisting of sand, river silt, vermicompost/cowdung in 1:1:1 proportion in medium compressed method. Direct dibbling of seeds in plantation area after thoroughly hoeing and softening of soil give good result than propagation in nursery. |
| Plant parts used | Wood |
| Planting mechanism | 1–2-year-old seedlings are ready for planting during rainy season. Spacing 5m x 5m. May be planted as mixed or pure crop. |
| Seed Collection Time | July and June |
| Site Suitability | Lower Assam, Middle Assam and Karbi Anglong |
| Tree Character | Deciduous |
