Name: Tectona grandis/Teak/Teakwood seeds 1kg
Brand: Shanghai Touchhealthy seeds shop
SKU: T146
Price: 80.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Plump full teakwood seeds maintain stable germination activity. Teak, scientific name Tectona grandis, is world-famous top-grade tropical hardwood tree, widely recognized for water-proof, anti-corrosion, termite-resistant and non-deformable wood texture. It belongs to large deciduous arbor with tall straight trunk, thick huge oval leaves and loose panicle small white flowers. Mature timber is core raw material for high-end furniture, yacht deck, flooring, musical instruments and craft products, possessing extremely high economic value.

Teak is absolute thermophilic full-light tree species, strong drought-resistant, wind-resistant and barren soil tolerant, can adapt to seasonal long dry tropical climate, but extremely poor cold resistance, unable to bear any frost and freezing temperature, once frozen the whole plant will die. Its deep taproot system firmly anchors mountain loose soil to prevent landslide and rainwater runoff loss. Teak seeds have thick hard woody outer shell with strong physical dormancy, fresh seeds after standardized pretreatment can reach ideal germination rate. It is massively applied in tropical and subtropical commercial teak timber base, barren mountain ecological reforestation, coastal windbreak forest, large park landscape trees and farm shelterbelts. It grows best in deep, loose, breathable neutral to slightly alkaline sandy loam soil. Low-lying long-term waterlogged land and hardened heavy sticky clay soil must be completely avoided to prevent fatal root rot and growth stagnation. Daily management is straightforward, only guarantee sufficient full sunlight, timely rainy season drainage and regular diluted compound fertilizer topdressing in growing seasons, a multi-purpose tree integrating precious timber production, ecological protection and landscape viewing.

Planting Instructions

Soil Preparation
Mix ordinary garden soil, coarse river sand and decomposed organic fertilizer evenly to make loose well-drained planting medium. Build raised seedbeds for sowing to accelerate rainwater discharge and eliminate long-term soil over-humidity. Compact heavy clay soil seriously blocks root breathing and downward extension, not allowed for seedling raising. Slightly alkaline sandy soil is the optimal choice for teak growth.
Seed Pre-treatment
Teak seeds have hard pericarp causing serious physical dormancy, cold wet sand stratification is unnecessary, alternate wetting and drying cycle treatment is the key step. Put complete seeds into clean water and soak for 12 hours, then take out and fully expose under sunlight for 12 hours to dry thoroughly, repeat this wet-dry alternate operation continuously for 10–14 days until seed shell softens obviously. For simplified operation, soak seeds in 60℃ hot water for 48 hours, replace water every 12 hours to let seeds fully absorb water and expand, then sow immediately. Fresh harvested seeds have the highest germination vitality, long-term dry storage will sharply reduce budding rate.
Sowing Method
Adopt drill sowing on seedbeds, press seeds slightly into moist soil surface, cover ultra-thin layer of fine sand about 0.5cm, gently compact top layer and water thoroughly once after sowing. Seedling stage needs weak partial shading to avoid extreme high temperature sunburn on tender young leaves. When seedlings grow several pairs of true large leaves, transplant them into deep nutrient bags for container seedling cultivation, greatly improve survival rate of later mountain large-area afforestation transplanting. Spring period with stable high temperature is the best sowing season.
Germination Condition
Keep substrate slightly moist without standing water, optimal germination temperature is 25℃–32℃, temperature below 22℃ will lead to extremely slow germination or failure. Concentrated seedling emergence will be finished within 15–30 days after sowing. Cover breathable plastic film before germination for heat and moisture preservation, open the film regularly for ventilation every day to prevent high-humidity seedling damping-off disease and mildew.
Daily Maintenance
Watering frequency: Seedling stage keep soil evenly damp, water once every 2–3 days in hot dry summer, once a week in mild spring and autumn. Mature teak trees water once every 5–7 days under continuous drought weather; stop watering totally on rainy days and drain all accumulated ponding completely.
Drought tolerance: Very strong drought resistance. After taproot system fully developed in the second year, adult trees can survive long seasonal dry seasons with almost no supplementary irrigation needed.
Pest & Disease Prevention
Common diseases: Root rot caused by excessive watering and waterlogging, leaf rust disease and southern blight in rainy humid seasons. Common pests: stem borer longhorn beetles, leaf-eating moth larvae damaging branches and foliage.
Control methods: Strictly control watering volume to ensure soil permeability; prune overly dense inner branches to enhance crown air circulation; remove diseased leaves and weak seedlings timely and spray low-toxicity fungicide for fungal diseases; inject safe pesticide liquid into borer holes and spray conventional insecticide to eliminate leaf pests.
Other routine management: More than 8 hours full sunlight every day is mandatory for trunk straight growth and timber quality improvement, long-term shaded environment results in thin curved seedlings and loose wood density. Trim redundant lower lateral branches every year in dormant period to cultivate upright main trunk. Apply diluted balanced NPK compound fertilizer twice in spring and summer annually to accelerate trunk diameter thickening and robust growth.

Specification

Plant Name: Teakwood / Teak Tree
Botanical Name: Tectona grandis
Plant Type: Heat-loving tropical precious deciduous hardwood timber tree
Mature Height: 20–35 Meters
Fruiting Period: Hard shell fruits mature in dry season, seedlings can harvest timber after 25 years growth
Germination Temperature: 25–32℃
Growing Temperature: 12℃ ~ 39℃, irreversible frost damage below 5℃
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Soil: Deep loose well-drained neutral to slightly alkaline sandy loam, forbid long-term waterlogging
Planting Difficulty: Moderate
Core Features: World-class anti-corrosion precious teak timber, excellent wind and drought resistance, outstanding slope anti-erosion capacity, ideal for southern economic timber forest, coastal windbreak forest and large-scale ecological greening construction

FAQ

Q1: Can teakwood trees survive outdoor winter in northern China?

A1: Cannot grow outdoors in northern regions at all. It is strictly tropical tree species, slight frost will cause whole plant withering and death. Only suitable for open field planting in frost-free southern provinces including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Fujian; northern areas can only be potted and moved indoors for winter heat preservation.

Q2: Do teakwood seeds need cold moist sand stratification treatment?

A2: Not required. Alternate hot water soaking and sun drying cycle can effectively break hard shell dormancy. Fresh seeds timely sowing is the decisive factor for high germination rate.

Q3: What are the two most fatal planting taboos?

A3: Long-term soil water accumulation causes irreversible root rot death; low temperature frost environment leads to severe freeze injury and plant death.

Q4: What are the main application values of mature teakwood trees?

A4: Premium anti-corrosion solid wood for high-end furniture, ships and decorative materials, tall straight trunk for landscape ornamental trees, deep developed root system for mountain soil consolidation and coastal wind protection forest construction.

Q5: Is it suitable for novice growers?

A5: Suitable for beginners in suitable warm tropical climate zones. Key operation points: wet-dry alternate pretreatment for hard seeds, well-drained slightly alkaline loose sandy soil and full sunlight growth environment.

Tectona grandis/Teak/Teakwood seeds 1kg

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