Local Name : Maha neem (Assamese), Neem (Assamese, Hindi, Bengali)
Scientific Name: Azadirachta indica A.Juss.
English Name : Neem tree, Indian lilac
| Bark | Furrowed |
| Commercial Value | Timber, Medicine and Ornamental |
| Final Financial Return | ₹10,000-₹20,000 |
| Final Harvesting Period | 20 Years-40 Years |
| Flower Color | Greenish White |
| Flowering Time | April and March |
| Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Fruiting Time | May and June |
| Leaf Shape | Acuminate , Lanceolate and Pinnate |
| Nursery technique | Seeds are put in sacks for the pulp to get rotten for 10-15 days after which raw seeds are sown in mother bed (1:10 inch) or polypot (5:8 inch). 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. |
| Plant parts used | Bark, Seeds and Leaves |
| Planting mechanism | Seedlings of 4 inch with 3-4 leaves can be shifted from motherbed to polypot. Six months to one year old seedlings are ready for planting during rainy season. Spacing 3m x 3m. May be planted as mixed or pure crop. |
| Seed Collection Time | July and August |
| Site Suitability | Avenues , Lower Assam, Middle Assam and Barak Valley |
| Tree Character | Deciduous |
