Silvicultural Characteristics

1. TU,INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY,
POKHARA CAMPUS, KASKI,NEPAL
Submitted by:
Kabita Ghale (Roll no. 1)
Submitted to:
Deepak Gautam
Assist. Professor

2. Indigenous Tree Species of Nepal
Species no. 1
Introduction:
Botanical Name: Acacia catechu
Local Name: Khair
Family: Leguminosae
Occurrence:
In Nepal: upto 1400 m above sea level
Abundant in the Terai
Edges of broad river channels(ex. terraces of Seti river)
Around the world:India,Thailand, Southern China

3. Silvicultural characteristics of Acacia catechu:
Light 1.SLD=Strongly Light Demander
Frost 1. Frost Hardy
Drought 1. Drought Hardy
Fire 1.FH=Fire Hardy
Coppice 1.Well(when not in mixture)
Browsing 2.BS=Browsing Sensitive
Tree Nature 2.Deciduous
Soil nature 2.Basic in nature (alluvial soil)
Root System 1.TRS=Tap Root System (very strong)/withstand
flooding
Associated Species Dalbergia sissoo, Anogeissus latifolia
tree formula : 111112241sissoo

4. Uses:
i. Reafforestation of eroded slope.
ii. In Oil drilling operation.
iii. As poles for house construction.
iv. To make ploughs, rice pestles.
v. As fodder (46% digestible nutrients).
vi. As firewood and to make charcoal
(calorific value: 25600 KJ/Kg and
average wood weight: 960 kg/m^3).
vii. Products from khair;
katha and cutch (boiling chips of heartwood)
• katha-medicinal use and paan
• cutch-tanning and dyeing

5. Species no.2:
Introduction:
Botanical name: Adina cordifolia
Local name: Haldu, Kadam, Karma
Family: Rubiaceae
Occurrence:
found up to 800 m above sea level
common in sal forest
also found in India, Indochina (in the
east)

6. Silvicultural characteristics of Adina cordifolia:
Light 1. SLD= Strongly Light Demander
Frost 3. FS=Frost Sensitive
Drought 2. MDH= Moderately Drought Hardy
Fire 3. FS= Fire Sensitive
Coppice 2. Fairly
Browsing 2. BS= Browsing Sensitive
Tree Nature 2.Deciduous 40 m
Soil Nature 4. Alluvial 8.3 pH
Root system 1. Tap Root System
Associate Species Sal, Acacia catechu, Albizzia procera
Tree formula: 132322240sal

7. Uses:
i. For carving, bobbins and furniture.
ii. In paper industry to make printing papers.
iii. As firewood , calorific value= 21500KJ/Kg
iv. As moderate fodder, 5% digestible nutrients.
v. Medicinal use due to its anti- ulcer potential.
vi. Use of bark as antiseptic and medicine for
jaundice.
vii. Use of root for dysentery treatment.
Fig. Kadam tree
Fig. Green: blooming flower
Orange: ripen fruit
Fig. Wooden bobbins