Tectona GRANDIS

Sowing and germination

After destroying the thick pericarp, the seeds are soaked for 12 hours in water, then dried in the sun for 12 hours. The procedure is repeated 10-14 times, the last soaking occurs in warm water then they are sown in small pots filled with coarse peat with a sandy layer on top to a depth of 10 cm. The fastest seedlings may appear in 15-30 days, but a significant part of the seeds do not germinate during the first year; germination can take up to 3 years. Sprouted seedlings grow rapidly, and in the first years you have to carefully monitor them.