Local Name : Makori sal (Assamese), Chilauni (Hindi, Bengali)

Scientific Name: Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth.

English Name : Needlewood, Chinese guger tree
Bark Fissured
Commercial Value Timber
Final Harvesting Period 40 Years-60 Years
Flower Color White
Flowering Time September and October
Fruit Type Drupe
Fruiting Time January and December
Growth Rate Moderate Fast
Leaf Shape Ovate
Nursery technique

Collected fruits are to be kept in dry area for at least 6-7 days. When fruit starts cracking automatically, seeds are to be collected and needs to be kept for 2 days in shaded area. 

 

Plant parts used Wood
Planting mechanism

Seeds need to be spread on the nursery bed and then fine soil should be spread over it. Spacing of 3m x 3m.

Seed Collection Time February and March
Site Suitability Lower Assam
Tree Character Evergreen
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