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Time Of Seed Collection, Seed Viability & Number Of Seeds Per Kg.

SN
Species
Seed Collec-
tion  Time
Seed Viability
Number of Seeds Per Kg.
1 Abies pindrow    
Sep-Oct
Low       
27,000
2 Acacia auriculiformis
NA
NA
40,000-57,000
3 Acacia catechu
Jan-Feb
6-8 mths
30,000-40,000
4 Acrocarpus iraxinifolius
Apr-may
many years
32,000-46,000
5 Aesandra butyracea
Jun-Aug
2-3days
450-1000
6 Abies spectabilis
NA
NA
8500-12,000
7 Aesculus indica
Sep-Jan
4-5mths
35-90
8 Albizzia chinensis
Nov-Dec
1yr
20,000-70,000
9 Albizzia julibrissin
Nov-Jan
100yrs   
about 24,000
10 Albizzia lebbeck
Nov-Jan
upto30yrs
5,000-10,000
11 Albizzia procera
Dec-Jan
upto15yrs             
18,000-24,000
12 Alnus nepalensis
Nov-Mar
1yr or more
4000,000-2,300,000
13 Artocarpus lakoocha
Jun-Aug
2days
1900-5000
14 Bauhinia purpurea
Feb-May
12mths  
4000-5000
15 Betula alnoides
Oct-Feb
few mths               
5 million
16 Adina cordifolia
Apr-Jun
9-12mths
11 million
17 Bauhinia variegata
Mar-Jun
NA
2500-3500
18 Bombax ceiba
Apr-May
NA         
21,000-45,000
19 Brassiopsis hainla
May-Jun
NA
25,000-35,000
20 B. giomerulata
Apr.
NA
NA
21 Cassia simea
Dec-Apr
many years
30,000-40,000
22 Choerospondis axillaris
Oct-Jan
About 1yr
upto 1500
23 Dalbergia sissoo
Dec-Mar
4yrs
50,000
24 Erythrina stricta
Nov-Mar
NA
2000
25 E. arborescens
Apr-Jun
NA
2000
26 Eucalyptus camaldulensis
NA
NA
770000
27 Ficus auriculata
Jul-Aug
NA
3-8 million
28 F. glabberima
Mar-Apr
NA
2-2.5 million
29 F. lacor
Mar-May
5days-6mths
2.5-3.5 million
30 F. nerifolia            
Jun-Aug
NA
1.6 million
31 F. semicordata
Jul-Oct
NA
1.5-3 million
32 F. subincisa          
Jul-Aug
NA
7 million
33 Fraxinus floribunda
Sep-Jan
3yrs
60,000
34 Grevilea robusta
Jun-Sep
1yr in sealed bag 
100,000
35 Grewia optiva       
Nov-Jan
1yr
12,000-15,000
36 Juglans regia
Sep-Dec
1yr
35-120 nuts
37 Lucaena leucocephala
Nov-Jan
99yrs in Paris
20,000-26,000
38 Litsea monopetala
May-Aug
few days               
5300
39 L. cubeba              
Aug-Sep
few days
14,000
40 Melia azedarach
Nov-Mar
many yrs in sealed bag
1200-1500 stones
41 Michelia champaca
Aug-Nov
about 2 weeks
14,000-17,000
42 Morus alba
Apr-Jul
5yrs in sealed bag
450,000
43 Pinus roxburghii
Jan-Mar
1 yr or more
8000-12,300
44 P. wallichiana
Oct-Nov
1yr
15,000-30,000
45 P. patula
NA
1yr or more
100,000-150,000
46 Prunus cerasoides
Mar-May
9months in sealed bag       
2500-3500
47 Quercus glauca
Oct-Dec
NA
500-1900
48 Q. leucotricophorn
Nov-Mar
very short
NA
49 Q. lamellosa          
Oct-Dec
NA         
25-30
50 Q. lanata
Nov-Feb
NA
1800
51 Q. semicarpifolia
Jun-Aug
few days
150-200
52 Sauraria nepalensis
Mar-Apr
1 year
4-8 million
53 Shorea robusta
June       
1 week
450-1000
54 Tectona grandis
Nov-Jan
many years
1200-1500 drupes
55 Toona ciliata
Apr-Jun
1 yr in sealed bag
125,000-589,000
56 Cedrus deodara
Sep-Oct
4 months
8000

Note: NA = Not Available