Name: Chukrasia tabularis/chickrassy seeds 1kg
Brand: Shanghai Touchhealthy seeds shop
SKU: T155
Price: 70.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Product Overview

Our premium Chukrasia Tabularis Seeds, scientific name Chukrasia tabularis, commonly known as Chickrassy, Indian Mahogany, Bastard Cedar or Chinese Chittagong Wood, belongs to the Meliaceae family, a precious large deciduous semi-evergreen timber tree native to South China and Southeast Asia.

Trees propagated from Chukrasia tabularis seeds feature extremely straight, tall trunk with natural self-pruning ability, neat layered pinnate leaves, and loose spreading crown. It is renowned internationally for premium hardwood, widely developed into large-scale commercial timber plantations. Meanwhile, it performs excellently in municipal street tree greening, park shade landscaping, subtropical mountain slope soil fixation, barren hills ecological restoration and agroforestry intercropping shade trees for coffee and fruit orchards. With moderate fast growth rate, strong adaptability and multi-purpose utilization value, chickrassy seeds are highly favored by forestry investors and ecological engineering contractors.

Basic Product Specifications

Botanical Name: Chukrasia tabularis (Chickrassy / Indian Mahogany)

Plant Type: Subtropical Fast-Growing Large Timber Landscape Tree

Seed Quality: Germination Rate ≥85%, winged seeds extracted from naturally split dry capsules, impurity ≤5%

Hardiness Tolerance: Adaptable to warm subtropical climate, withstands short-term 5°C low temperature, suitable for warm subtropical areas

Mature Height: Up to 30–40 meters, straight bole clear of branches up to 25 meters

Germination Period: 7–28 days, no stratification required, only water soaking needed

Packaging: Airtight moisture-proof sealed zip bag, bulk wholesale, neutral package & private label OEM customization supported

Core Advantages of Chukrasia Tabularis Seeds

High Economic Value of Premium Hardwood Timber
Wood texture is delicate, grain beautiful, moderate hardness, stable and not easy to deform, widely used for high-end solid wood furniture, flooring, interior decoration, ship cabin materials, craft carving and cabinet production, with very high market economic value. Bark and leaves also contain tannins, gum and medicinal ingredients for additional comprehensive utilization.
Strong Ecological Restoration & Soil Protection Capacity
Well-developed deep root system anchors loose soil and gravel on rocky slopes firmly, effectively reducing rainwater runoff and soil loss on steep hillsides. It has strong coppice regeneration ability after felling, ideal pioneer tree species for degraded secondary forest vegetation reconstruction and mountain barren land afforestation.
Excellent Urban Greening Adaptability
Strongly resistant to urban heat island effect, slight soil compaction and atmospheric dust pollution. Young saplings tolerate partial shade, adult trees love full sunlight, with dense foliage providing excellent shading effect, elegant canopy shape as high-grade avenue tree and park large shade tree in southern cities.
Simple Seed Germination & Low Cultivation Difficulty
Different from most coniferous tree seeds needing long cold stratification, Chukrasia tabularis seeds have no physiological dormancy. Only 8 hours of water soaking before sowing can greatly improve germination rate, nursery management threshold is low, seedling survival rate is high, one-year-old seedlings can be lifted for mountain afforestation transplanting.

Detailed Step-by-Step Planting Guide for Chukrasia Tabularis Seeds

1. Pre-Sowing Simple Treatment (No Stratification Needed)

Harvest mature brown woody capsules, dry them in cool shade until natural cracking, shake out flat winged seeds, avoid direct sun exposure to prevent seed vitality loss.
Screen out empty and shrunken seeds, soak qualified seeds in normal temperature clean water for 8 hours to fully absorb water; floating invalid seeds are discarded directly.
Sow soaked seeds immediately; cold sand stratification is unnecessary for this species.

2. Optimal Sowing Time

Spring Sowing (Most Recommended): March to May, temperature rises steadily, seedling growth vigor is strong.
Fresh Seed Live Sowing: Sow right after fruit ripening from October to February of next year, utilize natural rainfall for germination.
Avoid low-temperature winter sowing and high-temperature summer sowing to prevent seedling drought death.

3. Sowing Method & Soil Cover Depth

Prepare loose, breathable, slightly acidic nursery substrate: fertile garden loam mixed with river sand and decomposed organic humus; strictly prohibit waterlogged low-lying depression land and heavy sticky alkaline clay soil.
Adopt drill seeding or broadcast sowing, spread winged seeds evenly on seedbed surface.
Cover ultra-thin fine soil only 0.3–0.5cm thick (just cover seeds slightly), gently compact and water thoroughly once.
Keep substrate moist but not waterlogged, set up 50% shade net above the seedbed; seedlings are extremely sensitive to drought in early stage, stable humidity must be maintained.

4. Seedling Later Maintenance Management

Light Management: Young seedlings must be shaded to avoid scorch; after 3 months of growth, gradually increase sunlight exposure, mature trees require full sun for robust trunk upright growth.
Water Control: Keep continuous slight humidity in seedling period; drainage must be smooth during rainy season to avoid root rot. Seedlings are drought-intolerant, artificial irrigation is required during long dry spells.
Fertilization Rule: Apply diluted nitrogen organic fertilizer twice in spring and summer growing seasons to promote vertical trunk elongation; stop fertilization in late autumn to lignify branches and enhance cold resistance.
Transplant & Trunk Shaping: Transplant seedlings with soil balls when height reaches 30–40cm for mountain afforestation. Carry out timely bud picking and side branch pruning in young tree stage to cultivate straight main trunk for high-quality timber material.
Pest Control: Regular weeding, pay attention to leaf-eating pests on young saplings, adopt physical prevention and low-toxicity pesticide control.

Main Application Scenarios

✅ Commercial large-scale high-grade valuable hardwood timber plantation base

✅ South subtropical city municipal road, community villa avenue shade trees

✅ Mountain rocky steep slope anti-erosion stabilization and barren hill reforestation

✅ Coffee, citrus and fruit orchard intercropping shade agroforestry system

✅ Park scenic area large landscape shade tree and seasonal greening collocation

✅ Nursery seedling supply for southern afforestation and timber base construction

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: Do Chukrasia tabularis seeds need cold stratification before sowing?

A1: No dormancy exists, long-term cold sand stratification is not required. Only 8 hours of room-temperature water soaking can significantly lift germination rate, the simplest pretreatment among broad-leaved timber trees.

Q2: What climate is suitable for planting chickrassy?

A2: It belongs to typical subtropical tree species, suitable for areas with annual average temperature 20–25°C, can only resist short-term low temperature above 5°C, not fit for northern cold zone outdoor overwintering.

Q3: Storage validity period of unused Chukrasia tabularis seeds?

A3: Under sealed cool dry storage at 5–10°C, vitality can be maintained for several years; stored at normal room temperature, only about 1 year valid, after that germination rate drops sharply.

Q4: What soil is not suitable for planting?

A4: Waterlogged swamp land and heavy compacted strongly alkaline soil are forbidden. Loose, well-drained slightly acidic loamy soil with pH 5.5–6.5 is the most ideal growing medium.

Q5: Why need pruning for young trees?

A5: Saplings are prone to branching too early, manual pruning and bud removal can ensure single straight trunk growth, improve timber yield and wood quality for later harvesting.

Touchhealthy Quality Guarantee

All Chukrasia tabularis seeds are collected from healthy mature mother trees in subtropical mountain forests, shade-dried capsule dehulling, impurity screening and germination tested before packaging with stable activity. We support large bulk export orders, neutral packaging and private label customization for timber plantation investors, ecological restoration companies and global seed distributors. Our technical team can provide soaking sowing operation and young tree trunk shaping management plans according to local rainfall and temperature conditions.

Shipping Note

Flat winged Chukrasia tabularis seeds are packed in thick airtight moisture-proof plastic bags to prevent dampness, mildew and wind loss during long-distance international ocean transportation and cross-border logistics.

Chukrasia tabularis/chickrassy seeds 1kg