PIONEER AGRO ALBIZIA ODORATISSIMA (SILA VAAGAI) TREE SEED

About Albizia odoratissima

Albizia odoratissima is a medium-sized tree growing up to 22 (and sometimes 40) meters tall, with a diameter ranging from 120 to 150 cm. It has a short trunk and a spreading, relatively dense crown with drooping foliage. The bark is dark grey to light brown with horizontal lenticels, and its branching habit is generally uniform, though irregularities can occur if the tree is damaged.

Our company is a highly esteemed firm known for offering Candidate Plus Trees (CPTs) to clients. This product is ideal for growing trees and shrubs that enhance gardens, landscapes, and commercial crops. The seeds are supplied in moisture-resistant packaging to maintain freshness and effectiveness.

Albizia odoratissima is infrequently found in forests and is adaptable to various soil types. It is identified by its dark green foliage, grey bark with irregular cracks, and darker patches. The tree coppices well and produces root suckers.

Specifications

• Family: Leguminosae - Mimosoideae
• Common Name: Ceylon Rose Wood, Black Siris
• Flowering: Pale yellowish-white fragrant flowers appear from April to June
• Fruiting: Pods reach full size by October-November and ripen fully by December-January
• Fruit/Seed Morphology: Pods are 10 to 30 cm long and 1.8 to 3.0 cm wide, thin, flexible, tomentose when young but glabrous when mature. They are reddish-brown with darker blotches marking seed positions, shortly stipitate. Each pod contains 8 to 12 seeds.
• Seed Collection and Storage: Pods are collected by lopping branches, sun-dried, and then seeds harvested.

Pretreatments

• Soak seeds in cold water for 24 hours to hasten germination.
• Nursery Technique: Sow treated seeds in polybags in April.
• Germination starts after 7 to 10 days and is profuse.
• Seedlings reach plantable size by July to August.
• Highest germination success achieved by immersion in hot water (80°C) for 10 minutes (82.07%) and hot water (100°C) for 1 minute (79.00%).
• Germination begins 4 to 6 days after sowing and completes within 22 to 25 days for all treatments.