Melia Dubia is the fastest growing tree and the wood from this tree is used in Plywood Industry. 400 trees can be planted in an acre that fetch 15-20 lakhs in 6 - 7years. Melia dubia, Synonym: Melia composita willd. Family: Miliaceae.
Common name: Melia composita willd
Color: white
Bloom time: summer
Height: 20m
Difficulty level: easy to grow
Planting & Care
The rooted saplings are planted onset of the monsoon or during the monsoon. The suggested pit size is 2’ x 2’- 0.60m Cube. Escapement of 3.5 m x 3.5 m is recommended. This will give better girth in shorter duration.
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: well-drained soil
Water: Medium
Temprature: 37.5–47.5 C
Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer
Care:
The growth is rapid.
GAMBLES’s specimens gave 8 – 12 rings/dm of radius (mean annual girth increment 5.
3 – 8 cm) for a Tamil Nadu specimen, and 28 rings/dm (mean annual girth increment 2.
3 cm) for a specimen from Bengal.
North Kanara in Karnataka specimen showed 12-16 rings/dm of radius (TALBOT, 1909) giving a mean annual girth increment of 4 –5.
3 cm.
Care:
Deadhead to prolong flowering.
Maintain moderate soil moisture and fertilize lightly.
plant will die with the first frost.
Special Feature:
The wood is used for packing cases, cigar boxes, ceiling planks, building purposes, agricultural implements, pencils, math boxes, splints and kattamarans. In Srilanka, it is employed for outriggers of boats.
Use