Local Name : Bogi poma (Assamese), Chikrasi (Hindi, Bengali)
Scientific Name: Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.
English Name : Indian redwood, Chittagong wood
Bark | Deeply fissured |
Commercial Value | Timber |
Final Financial Return | ₹80,000-₹120,000 |
Final Harvesting Period | 40 Years-60 Years |
Flower Color | yellow, Off white and Pinkish white |
Flowering Time | April and May |
Fruit Type | Capsule |
Fruiting Time | September, July and August |
Growth Rate | Moderate Fast |
Leaf Shape | Oblong, Acuminate and Ovate |
Nursery technique | Seed is sown in shaded nursery beds in January- February at the rate of 30 gm/m2 of bed area. Germination is profuse to remove congestion, seedling should be pricked out when 5-8 cm high in another nursery bed. Seedlings are ready for planting out in January-July of the same year. Nursery shade is removed about 2 weeks before planting out. |
Plant parts used | Wood |
Planting mechanism | It is generally sectory. Spacing of 3m x 3m. |
Seed Collection Time | February, December, January and March |
Site Suitability | All Areas |
Tree Character | Deciduous |