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    Melia dubia, also known as Malai vembu, is a fast-growing tree species native to South and Southeast Asia. It can reach heights of 20 meters and yields a useful timber. M. dubia grows rapidly and is well-suited for reforestation. A one acre plot planted with 400 M. dubia trees can yield 15-20 lakhs (1.5-2 million rupees) within 6-7 years, making it a profitable crop. The wood is light, straight-grained, and durable, making it suitable for applications like packing crates, furniture, and most importantly, plywood.

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    Melia dubia, also known as Malai vembu, is a fast-growing tree species native to South and Southeast Asia. It can reach heights of 20 meters and yields a useful timber. M. dubia grows rapidly and is well-suited for reforestation. A one acre plot planted with 400 M. dubia trees can yield 15-20 lakhs (1.5-2 million rupees) within 6-7 years, making it a profitable crop. The wood is light, straight-grained, and durable, making it suitable for applications like packing crates, furniture, and most importantly, plywood.

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    Melia dubia, also known as Malai vembu, is a fast-growing tree species native to South and Southeast Asia. It can reach heights of 20 meters and yields a useful timber. M. dubia grows rapidly and is well-suited for reforestation. A one acre plot planted with 400 M. dubia trees can yield 15-20 lakhs (1.5-2 million rupees) within 6-7 years, making it a profitable crop. The wood is light, straight-grained, and durable, making it suitable for applications like packing crates, furniture, and most importantly, plywood.

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    CULTIVATION OF MELIA DUBIA (TAMIL: MALAI VEMBU)

    Name of the Tree: Melia dubia (Tamil: Malai Vembu)

    EARN MILLIONS WITH MELIA DUBIA..........

    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 cav.


    Synonym: Melia composita willd. Family: Miliaceae.

    A large tree, attaining a height of 20 m. with a spreading crown and a cylindrical straight
    bole of 9 m. length X 1.2-1.5 m. girth found in Sikkim Himalayas, North Bengal. Upper
    Assam, Khasi Hills, hills of Orissa, N.Circas, Deccan and Western Ghats at altitudes of
    1500 1800 m.
    It grows rapidly and is used for reforestation purposes. (Troup, I 186: Burkill, II 1443:
    Bor, 253) and yields a useful timber.

    SITE FACTORS

    In its natural habitat the absolute maximum shade temperature varies from 37.547.5 C
    and the absolute minimum from 015 C. It does well in moist regions, with a mean
    annual rainfall exceeding 1000 mm. The mean relative humidity in July varies from 70
    90% and in January from 5080 %.
    TOPOGRAPHY

    It is commonly found in the hills at elevations ranging from 600 1800m.

    CULTIVATION

    The rooted saplings are planted onset of the monsoon or during the monsoon.
    The suggested pit size is 2 x 2- 0.60m Cube.
    Espacement of 3.5 m x 3.5 m is recommended. This will give better girth in shorter
    duration.

    GROWTH STATISTICS

    The growth is rapid. GAMBLESs 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. Trees grown in the Calcutta Botanical gardens from specimen
    from Malbar origin are said to have reached in 7 years an average height of 14m and a
    girth of 112 cm at breast height. This rate of growth is equivalent to 4 rings/ dm of
    radius. Even in comparatively dry regions with a rainfall of 750 1000 mm, a height of
    3 4.5 m is obtained in plantations, against 6-7.5 m in more favourable locations.

    UTILISATION

    Physical and Mechanical Properties of the Wood

    The sapwood is grayish-white, usually with a yellowish cast; the heartwood is light
    pink to light red when first exposed, ageing to pale russet brown, subject to grey stain. It
    is lustrous and without characteristic odour or taste.
    It is very light (sp.gr., approximately 0.34, weight at 12 5 moisture content about 336
    kg/m3), straight-grained, coarse and somewhat uneven-textured. Annual growth rings
    are distinct but not conspicuous and number 12-16 / dm of radius.

    Seasoning and Preservation behavior


    The timber seasons well if the logs are converted in a green state, though if left long in
    the log, it is liable to develop end splitting and decoration. Like many other meliaceous
    timbers, it contracts very considerably across the grain while drying out. The best
    method of dealing with the timber is to convert the logs as soon after felling as possible
    and to open stack the sawn material, preferably undercover to avoid grey stain.

    Present day uses

    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. It is suitable for musical instruments, tea boxes and
    the most importantly in making plywood, as the wood is anti-termite by itself.

    The details of quality & technical specifications are as follows.

    1) The logs had very high moisture contents and were green.
    2) All logs were round and good for peeling. Roundness seems to be inherent quality of
    this tree.
    3) Logs peel easily.
    4) Outturn is excellent 70% & better in fresh cut logs.
    5) Veneer strong and firm.
    6) Two small logs were peeled for faces. Quality obtained was acceptable.
    7) M.R.Grade Plywood pressed with these veneers and in combination with other
    veneers gave excellent results.

    (Pearson & Brown, I 243; Macmillan, 96, 213; Cameran, 64; Trotter, 1944, 217; Rama
    Rao, 73; Indian For., 1948, 74, 279) Sudhir e-mail; sudhir vpai@yahoo.com

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