A.P.Forest Department

Afforestation

4.Nurseries:

Andhra Pradesh Forest department plans to raise about 10 crore seedlings every year mostly under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Quality of seedlings plays a very important role in successful plantation, its survival percentage, its growth to maturity and ultimately to improve the green cover. Since nursery works are seasonal in nature, Forest department takes up these nursery works as per the prescribed calendar of operations. Seedlings of fruit, fodder, shade bearing and timber yielding species like Neredu, Chinta, Ravi, Marri, Kanuga, Vepa, Teak, Red Sanders, Casurina, Bamboo etc are raised in Forest Department nurseries. About 100 variety of native species are raised in the Departmental nurseries.

Some of the important species raised by the Department are:
S.No. Botanical Name Common Name
1 Casuarina equisetifolia Sarugudu,Sarvi, chavuka, beefwood tree
2 Pongamia pinnata Kanuga, Indian Beech Tree
3 Azadirachta indica Neem,vepa
4 Tectona grandis Teak, Sagwan
5 Pterocarpus santalinus Red Sanders, Yerra-Chandanam
6 Hardwickia binata Nara yepi,Anjan
7 Holoptelea integrifolia Nemali, pulari, pedda nevii,Kanju,Nemalinara
8 Syzygium cumini Neredu, Jamun,Jinna,Black plum
9 Delonix regia Gulmohar,Turayi,Erraturai
10 Tamarindus indica Chinta, Imli, tamarind tree

A.P.Forest Department