Local Name : Xorol (Assamese)

Scientific Name: Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon

English Name : Khasi pine
Bark Fissured
Commercial Value Timber and Plywood
Final Financial Return ₹10,000-₹20,000
Final Harvesting Period 10 Years-20 Years
Flower Color Light green and Light brown
Flowering Time February and March
Fruit Type Aggregate
Fruiting Time May and April
Growth Rate Fast
Leaf Shape Acicular
Nursery technique

Young plants can be easily raised in the nursery and bear transplanting well. Seeds should be sown in March in raised seed beds of light porous soil and watered well. Germination commences in a few days to about 2 weeks. The seedlings should be pricked out early in the nursery during the first season and about 3 in. high, and planted out early in the following rainy season. 

 

Plant parts used Wood
Planting mechanism

Spacing of 3m x 3m.

Seed Collection Time February, April and March
Site Suitability West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao
Tree Character Evergreen
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