Michelia champaca
| Family |
Magnoliaceae |
| Common/Tamil Name |
Chempak / Shenbagam |
| Uses: |
| Other Uses |
Beautiful tree, Cultivated for its scented flowers. Woods used for Posts, Boards, carvings, furnitures etc. |
| Seed Collection time |
Fruit ripens in August or later and should look for seeds for then. |
| No. of Seeds per kg |
160 to 300 / Ioz. |
| Viability |
Seeds are oily and quickly loose their germinative power. Seeds should be sown as soon, as possible, after collection |
| Nursery Technique |
It requires moist deep soil. Seeds should be sown in the mother bed and good seedlings should be transplanted. It thrives best in high rainfall area 2000 mm of rainfall. |
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