Red Sandalwood/ Lal Chandan Tree Seeds 350 grams

Description:
Pterocarpus santalinus is a species of Pterocarpus native to India. It is a light-demanding moderate sized tree growing upto 8 m tall with a trunk 50-150 cm diameter.

Product Specification

• Type- Natural
• Dried Botanical Name - Pterocarpus santalinus
• Color-Brown Usage-Wood
• Flowering: Flowers in yellow terminal panicles appear in April (immediately after leaf-fall) to May.
• Fruiting: Pods are formed rapidly but get ripened in next February - March.
• Morphology of the Fruit/Seed: Pods obliquely orbicular, 3 to 4 cms in diam.

Including the wing, gradually narrowed into a short stipe. Seeds one per pod, 1 to 1.5 cms long, reddish brown with a smooth leathery testa.

Seed Collection and Storage: Dry pods are collected from the trees in February to May, dried in the sun for 3 days, and stored in gunny bags. Seeds retain viability for a year easily.

Pre-treatment: Soaking in cold water for 72 hours or soaking in cow dung slurry for 72 hours.

Nursery Technique: 10 to 15 Kgs of pre-treated seeds are sown per bed (12 x 1.2 mts) of sandy loam or loamy soil in April and covered with a thin layer of soil.