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PROCESS |
The use of improved seed or plant materials is shown to be essential to increase the growth and quality of plantations. To obtain such improvements, Seed production areas or seed orchards are required. |
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Nursery |
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Plants are produced by us in our nurseries located in project site.
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Production of Planting Materials |
Stumps are used for establishment teak planting.
Seedlings can be planted in containers after germination and grown until they reach 30–40 cm in height.
Generally 25–50 mm of shoot is retained and about 150–200 mm of the root is left intact. Stump can be stored for a period of time before planting, and gives more even height when planted in the field. |
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Planting |
Planting time has marked effect on survival and growth in teak plantations. The most suitable planting time for teak is soon after the arrival of the monsoon showers or in the beginning of the rainy season. |
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Site Preparation |
The planting site is prepared before planting begins. Our workers perform several different tasks such as eliminating unwanted vegetation, modifying drainage patterns and reducing the risk of soil erosion |
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Planting spacing |
Tree spacing depends on a number of factors such as quality of the plants, site quality, cost of establishment, thinning regime, small wood utilization, planting system. Genetically superior quality plants are planted on our sites. We use 3×3 m spacing which is the recommended spacing for establishing teak plantation in Sri Lanka . |
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Soil Requirements |
In its natural state teak grows on a variety of geological formations but the quality of growth depends on the depth, structure, porosity, drainage and moisture holding capacity of the soil. It is recommended to have a pH of between6.5–7.5 for better growth |
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Planting |
After marking the planting lines on the field using pegs 50 cm deep planting holes are made to plant teak. should be deep-ripped to a depth of at least 50 cm. we use top soil , mixer of N P K and compost to gurentee successful growth as well as to raise the pH of the soil to a suitable level. |
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Growth |
Teak has only one growth flush period as it sheds its leaves during the dry season. Rapid growth starts soon after the first rain shower, reaches its peak in the beginning of the rainy season and thereafter declines sharply in the middle of the rainy season |
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| AFTER CARE |
After care practicecs are vital to gurentee a optimum growth. Organisation will be responsible for all works required to achieve best performance from your block of Teak.
In this regard watering, weeding, mulching, manuring
Pruning, thinning and control PESTS AND DISEASES are required for successful growth.
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| Watering |
Our stewards know how much water your tree needs, when it needs it, and what watering speed and technique works best.
Also our stewards know how much area should be mulched and re-mulched to maintain the growth of the plants during the dry season . |
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| Weeding |
| Teak is a light demanding species and its growth and development is reduced sharply under poor light conditions. Hence, intensive weeding is very necessary during early stages of the plantation (1-3 years). During the early stages the trees are more vulnerable to outside factors. Our workers remove competing vegetation, |
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| Manuring |
| This is a very specific area. Only professional tree stewards know how to produce the best results, using the range of organic practices used. |
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| Pruning |
| Prunning is done to increase the proportion of knot free wood. Once the trees are four years old, the care and monitoring they require is less intense, although it continues until their harvest. Our workers are trained to ensure that the plantation is properly maintained throughout the life of the trees. |
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| Pests and Diseases |
| Insect damage and diseases are barriers to teak growing. Diseases decline the growth of trees. Insects damage is common in the nursery stage .We use organic chemicals for control of diseases. The main strategy for pest control is Predators |
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| Thinning |
Before the final harvest, two thinning are done to allow the strongest trees to continue their growth. The thinning is used to reduce the density of the plantation to sustainable levels, by removing the poorest trees.
The first thinning is conducted at 5-10 years after planting, depending on site quality and the size of initial spacing. Remaining trees are required spacing for quality of the plantation, resulting in more wood of higher quality. Second thinning are done during the 12-16 year of the growing season of the trees |
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