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Sheesham (Shisham)All seasonsSeedling (local seed source)Updated 23 September 2026

Local Seed-Origin Nursery Stock

Ordinary one-year-old seedlings raised from seed collected off good local mother trees — still, honestly, how most sheesham actually gets planted across north India, since no single branded commercial variety dominates the market the way it does for poplar.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity period15+ years to marketable girth
Expected yieldVariable; depends on the quality of the seed source
Suitable soilAdaptable; alluvial loam to sandy soils, avoid a fluctuating water table

Quick facts

Crop
Sheesham (Shisham)
Type
Seedling (local seed source)
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
15+ years to marketable girth
Expected yield
Variable; depends on the quality of the seed source
Suitable soil
Adaptable; alluvial loam to sandy soils, avoid a fluctuating water table
Release
No formal release; ordinary nursery-raised seedling stock from local seed collection

About this variety

This is ordinary, un-branded sheesham planting stock — one-year-old seedlings raised in a nursery from seed collected off locally available mother trees, without any documented plus-tree, clonal or university breeding programme behind it. It is included here because it is, honestly, how most sheesham actually gets planted across the Indo-Gangetic plain: unlike poplar, sheesham has no single dominant named commercial variety, so the majority of real-world planting still runs on ordinary local seed. Quality depends heavily on the specific mother tree the seed was collected from and how carefully the nursery has been managed, which is why sourcing even this ordinary stock from a state forest-department or KVK nursery — rather than an unverified roadside seller — is worth the small extra effort.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeSeedling (local seed source)
    Maturity15+ years to marketable girth
    Yield potentialVariable; depends on the quality of the seed source
    Disease resistanceNot separately documented
    SoilAdaptable; alluvial loam to sandy soils, avoid a fluctuating water table
    SeasonAll seasons

Sowing & cultivation

  • Spacing2 × 2 m to 3 × 3 m for a dedicated block; 2–3 m along a canal, road or boundary line

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

15+ years to marketable girth

Expected yield

Variable; depends on the quality of the seed source

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Major diseases

  • Not separately documented

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

  • Widely and cheaply available across the sheesham-growing belt
  • The realistic, honest default most farmers actually plant, given the thin varietal landscape for this species

Things to consider

  • Quality and stem straightness vary widely depending on the mother tree and nursery — reject any seedling with a crooked or damaged main stem
  • Buy from a state forest-department or KVK nursery rather than an unverified roadside seller for better odds of good form
  • No documented improvement over wild local seed, unlike the Gonda clones, PAU Punjab or CCS HAU Hisar sources

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

  • Punjab
  • Haryana
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan