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Teak (Sagwan)All seasonsStump (seed-orchard collection)Updated 23 September 2026

Central India (TFRI Jabalpur Seed-Orchard) Teak

Seed collected from the Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur's clonal seed orchard — which holds roughly 80 superior clones gathered from teak-growing states across India — supplied through Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and TFRI-linked nurseries.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity period20+ year rotation to full-value timber
Expected yieldImproved over unselected local seed; orchard-collected seed gives more uniform stands
Suitable soilDeep, well-drained loam over calcium-rich parent rock

Quick facts

Crop
Teak (Sagwan)
Type
Stump (seed-orchard collection)
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
20+ year rotation to full-value timber
Expected yield
Improved over unselected local seed; orchard-collected seed gives more uniform stands
Suitable soil
Deep, well-drained loam over calcium-rich parent rock
Release
Clonal seed orchard, TFRI Jabalpur (ICFRE), Madhya Pradesh — approximately 80 superior clones gathered from teak-growing states

About this variety

This seed source is collected from the clonal seed orchard maintained by the Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur — a Madhya Pradesh-based institute under ICFRE. The orchard holds approximately 80 superior teak clones gathered from teak-growing states across India, established specifically to give central-Indian nurseries and farm-forestry programmes access to improved, orchard-collected seed rather than unselected seed from ordinary forest stands. Planting stock raised from this seed is distributed through Madhya Pradesh Forest Department nurseries and TFRI-linked channels, and gives more genetically uniform stands than seed collected at random from unimproved trees.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeStump (seed-orchard collection)
    Maturity20+ year rotation to full-value timber
    Yield potentialImproved over unselected local seed; orchard-collected seed gives more uniform stands
    Disease resistanceNot separately documented
    SoilDeep, well-drained loam over calcium-rich parent rock
    SeasonAll seasons

Sowing & cultivation

  • Spacing2 × 2 m to 3 × 3 m at initial planting, thinned progressively over the rotation

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

20+ year rotation to full-value timber

Expected yield

Improved over unselected local seed; orchard-collected seed gives more uniform stands

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

  • Genetically improved over unselected local seed, drawing on roughly 80 gathered superior clones
  • Gives more uniform stands than random local seed collection
  • Distributed through an established Madhya Pradesh Forest Department nursery network

Things to consider

  • Best suited to central-Indian growing conditions matching the orchard's source clones

Suitable regions

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

  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra

Sourced from: Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur, ICAR — Central Agroforestry Research Institute (CAFRI, Jhansi). editorial policy.