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Suggestions for Farm Forestry

These are some suggestions for Farm Forestry

• Poplar: Prepare the plant for raising poplar nursery or field plantation in first week of January. Planting time for both is mid January to end of February. Procure the plants/cutting from PAU or other reputed nursery. One year old ETP’s ( bare-rooted entire transplant) are planted in blocks at spacing of 5x4 m or 8x2.5m. Spacing for boundary plantation is 3m. Dig the pits of 15-20 cm diameter with the help of auger. Keep the depth as 75 cm in heavy soils or 100 cm in light soils to avoid wind throw later on. Fill the pits with top soil and FYM (1:1) mixed with 50g urea and 85g DAP. After planting, irrigate the field and apply irrigation at weekly interval till rainy season. For nursery raising, prepare the cuttings having a length of 20-25 cm and 2-3 cm diameter. Plant the cutting in well prepared field at spacing of 60x60 cm apart by keeping one bud above the surface. Apply light irrigation at 7-10 days intervals.
• Safeda: For good marketing, harvest the trees for timber after 10-12 years of growth. For paper pulp, fuelwood and poles, fell the trees at 5 years of age with 40 cm girth. Fell the trees in winter and dry the logs in shade.
• Tahli: For growing of nursery of Tahli, collect the ripe pods from healthy and straight trees and store in dry condition before sowing in the month of February-March.