Tree species in India

1. Tree species
Dr. B. Sangeetha

2. Leucaena leucocephala Acacia albida Cassia siamea
Casuarina equisetifolia
Azadirachta indica
Acacia senegal

3. Rhododendron, Albizzia procera, Cassia fistula.
Species requiring light

4. Species requiring shade
Swietenia macrophylla, Santalum album

5. Species requiring shade
Swietenia macrophylla, Santalum album

6. Examples of pollarding
Leucaena leucocephala, Gliricidia sepium

8. • (6) Availability of suitable exotics – If indigenous species cannot meet some specific
demand of the locality or some industrial demand, exotic species with proven suitability for the
site can be selected. An exotic is a species which is not native to the area in question.
• Examples of exotics which have been successfully introduced in WB and some of them have
almost naturalised in the regional climate and soil.
• Examples.
Eucalyptus and Acacia auriculiformis in the
south-western part
Casuarina equisetifolia in the coastal area, and
Cryptomeria japonica in north Bengal hills.

9. Casuarina equisetifolia,
Thespesia populnea
Pongamia pinnata,
Lannea coromondalica Anacardium occidentale
I. Suitable agroforestry practices for northeastern zone of Tamil Nadu

10. II. Suitable agroforestry practices for Northwestern zone of Tamil Nadu
Delonix elata
Pongamia pinnata,
Ailanthus excelsa
Albizia amara Tamarindus indica

11. Bamboo,
Acacia nilotica- Babool tree
Prosopis juliflora,
Eucalyptus tereticornis
III. Suitable agroforestry practices for Cauvery delta zone of Tamil Nadu

12. IV. Suitable agroforestry practices for western zone of Tamil Nadu
Hardwickia binata, Holoptelia integrifolia Acacia leucophloea
Acacia ferruginea

13. V. Suitable agroforestry practices for southern zone of Tamil Nadu
Acacia planifrons Ceiba pentandra Bassia latifolia,
Azadirachta indica

14. VI. Suitable agroforestry practices for high rainfall zone of Tamil Nadu
Rubber tree
Calophyllum inophyllum
Albizia falcataria

15. Grevillea robusta
VII. Suitable agroforestry practices for hilly zone of Tamil Nadu
Eucalyptus globulus Temperate Acacias