Roadside tress suitable for planting:

Plantation management: Some important care services:

• Seedlings should be protected with bamboo cages to protect them from the reach of cows and goats;
• As soon as the seedlings are planted, the seedlings should be tied straight with a hard stick;
• Unwanted weeds that grow at the base of the seedlings share the food of the growing seedlings, so regular weed control is important;
• In winter, mulching the roots of the seedlings with dried herbs, straw and water hyacinth should be done to retain soil moisture;
• If a seedling is weak, diseased or dies, another strong seedling should be planted in that place;
• Unwanted stalks should be cut to keep the seedlings straight and to keep certain structures in order;
• If it is not raining, watering should be done with springs after planting;
• For rapid growth of seedlings, one month after planting, make a ditch one foot away from the base and apply urea fertilizer at the rate of 10 gm;
• In the case of fruit trees, once a year before the monsoon (Baishakh-Jyastha) and at the end of the monsoon (Bhadra-Ashwin) and once again according to the age and variety of organic and chemical fertilizers should be applied;
• Old, diseased, dead stalks can be pruned every year after fruiting to increase the circulation of sun and light, and next year new stalks will bear more flowers and fruits;
• In order to control the diseased insects, the nearest Department of Agriculture, Horticulture Center or Forest Department should take action as per the advice.

Relevant information

• Trees should be planted on the basis of space suitability. For example, water tolerant species should be planted in more water areas.
• It is not possible to plant trees on roads where electricity wires go and scatter stalks.
• Trees that can give more shade to the crop land should not be planted.
• Leafy trees like almond, Cotton, Coral trees cannot be planted in the pond.
• When planting wood trees, it is better to plant several types of trees and do it mixed.
• Different crops can be cultivated between the rows of trees for the first two years till the tree grows. In this case sesame, mustard, turmeric and mug can be cultivated.
• At the right time the tree should be cut down and thinned and some stalks should be cut to allow the tree to grow straight and tall. This makes the log of the tree better, increases the price of wood.
• When a wooden tree reaches a certain age, it contains fertilizer, the price of wood increases several times. Therefore, trees should be cut by making fertilizer according to age, it is not right to cut young trees unnecessarily.
• It is better to plant seedlings for cuttings to get quick results.
• Planting trees in accordance with the above rules will be more profitable.