Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Weekly the first two years
Mature size
20–35 m
First harvest
Timber year twenty-five
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Sow fresh seed immediately; it loses viability in days.
The dominant tree of eastern and central forest; only for reforestation planting.
Growing it
Sow fresh seed immediately; it loses viability in days.
What it is for
Forest restoration; timber; hosts the tasar silkworm.