Local Name : Kotiya koroi or Siris (Assamese), Saras (Hindi)

Scientific Name: Albizia lebbeck (L.)Benth.

English Name : Siris tree, Women’s tongue
Bark Rough and Cracked
Commercial Value Timber and Fodder
Final Financial Return ₹10,000-₹20,000
Final Harvesting Period 40 Years-60 Years
Flower Color yellowish white
Flowering Time April, June and May
Fruit Type Pod
Fruiting Time July and August
Growth Rate Moderate Fast
Leaf Shape Oblong
Nursery technique

When the pods start to split the seeds are extracted and directly sown in nursery bed. Fine soil should be spread over the seeds. Stumps of 1–2-year-old seedling give very good result (Stump size- Root 9in. and Stem- 2in.).

 

Plant parts used Leaves and Wood
Planting mechanism

Spacing 3m x 3m.

Seed Collection Time February and March
Site Suitability All Foothills and All Plains
Tree Character Deciduous
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