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• Steps
• What you need
• Advice

The high value of sandalwood is in its fragrance. People often use sandalwood to make incense and perfumes. Tropical Indian sandalwood and temperate dry temperate Australian sandalwood are the two most widely grown sandalwood types. Once planted, sandalwood is very attractive and promises to be profitable for the grower. Choose a suitable location for sandalwood plants, sowing seeds and planting trees. Once the plant has taken root, you need proper care to keep it growing healthy.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Choosing a planting site

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   Choose an area with moderate sunlight and rain. Sandalwood does best in places with lots of sun, moderate rainfall, and relatively dry weather for part of the year. The suitable temperature for sandalwood is about 12 ° -30 ° C. Average annual rainfall should be in the range 850-1,200 mm.
   • Sandalwood can live in elevations between 360 and 1,350 meters, but plants do best at 600-1,050 meters.

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   Choose soil with sufficient drainage. Avoid planting plants on land that has been inundated. Sandalwood does not tolerate this soil type. If you are planting in sandy soil, make sure the water does not drain too quickly.
   • Sandalwood likes red loam.
   • Sandalwood can also be grown on sandy, red clay and vertisoil soil. Vertisol is a clay rich, black color that shrinks significantly in dry weather and forms deep cracks.
   • Soil pH should be between 6.0 and 7.5.
   • Sandalwood can tolerate soils that are heavily rocky.

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   Plant sandalwood alongside a suitable host species. Sandalwood only thrives if planted with other plants capable of producing a certain amount of nitrogen, which is also a natural fertilizer. The sandalwood tree connects its root system with the host plant to absorb the necessary nutrients. Ideally, you should plant sandalwood next to well-developed host plants, such as acacia (scientifically known as acacia) or casuarina (a tropical evergreen tree, which includes staph and sheoak tree).
   • If you need to plant host plants, you should plant the sandalwood 1.6-2 meters away.
   • Cajanus cajan is another good host plant for sandalwood trees.
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Part 2 of 4: Germinating seeds

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   Soak and dry the seeds. Soak the sandalwood seeds for 24 hours. Leave the seeds in the sun. After a day in the sun, cracks will begin to appear on the seeds. Now the seed is ready to germinate.

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   Mix the soil mixture. You need red soil, buffalo manure, and sand.Mix 2 parts red soil with 1 part cattle manure and 1 part sand into a wheelbarrow or so on. Pour this mixture into the planting tray.
   • If you plan to sow the seeds directly outdoors, fill the planting hole with this mixture before sowing.

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   Drills. Sow the sandalwood seeds in a small container such as a cardboard box or sowing tray. Pour the premixed soil mixture into the sowing tray. Place the seeds about 1.8 -2.5 cm below the ground.

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   Water the seeds. Water a little water every day, but avoid soaking water, because sandalwood likes to dry. You should see the seeds sprout in about 4-8 weeks.
   • To check if water is needed, stick your finger into the ground, about 2.5 cm deep. If it feels dry, you need to water it.
   • Avoid watering soaking, as sandalwood does not tolerate waterlogging.
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Part 3 of 4: Planting seedlings

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   Dig a hole for the seedling. You will need a small shovel or a specialized shovel to dig the tree. Dig a small hole 3 cm wide and 30 cm deep.

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   Place the sandalwood seedling in the hole. When the seedlings are about 1 month old, you need to plant them outside. Use a trowel to loosen the soil around the edge of the seed tray. Place your fingers along the edge of the tray and pull up the seedling. Support under the root of seedlings, gently place in the hole.
   • It is best to plant the seedlings in the morning, before it gets too hot.
   • Make sure to tightly fill the seedling around the seedling in the hole to avoid standing water.
   • Plant sandalwood trees 2.5 - 4 meters apart.
   • Avoid planting sandalwood trees in protected forest areas.
   • In India, the best time to grow sandalwood is from May to October.

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   Plant the sandalwood seedlings close to the host plant. You need to plant young sandalwood seedlings within 1 meter of the host plant. Sandalwood needs to bond with the host plant within the first 2 years; otherwise it will die.
   • The host plant should be at least 1 meter tall before you can plant the sandalwood tree.

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   Weeding thoroughly in the first year. You will have to uproot all the weeds that compete for the moisture around the sandalwood tree, especially during the first year. You also need to make sure the host plant does not block the sunlight from the young sandalwood tree. If the host plant begins to grow over the sandalwood tree, bend the host plant aside or prune it.
   • Eliminate any wild plants that climb the sandalwood tree.
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Part 4 of 4: Taking care of trees

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   Water the plants during the dry season. During the dry period, you need to water the sandalwood plant. Water the plants twice a week for 0.5 liters of water each time. It is best to water at night to prevent water evaporation.
   • If you live in the area with rainfall below 850-1200 mm per week, you will need to water your plants regularly.

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   Prune the host plant. If the host plant begins to shade the sandalwood tree, you will have to prune it, otherwise the sandalwood tree will not get enough light. Prune the host tree so that it is slightly lower than the sandalwood tree so that the sandalwood has enough sunlight.

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   Protect the sandalwood tree from herbivores. Herbivores love the taste of sandalwood trees, so protect the tree by placing a fence around the tree to keep the animals from eating the tree. advertisement

What you need

• Shovel up the tree
• Shovel
• Woodland
• Seeding tray
• Sandalwood seeds
• Host tree

Advice

• Sandalwood does not grow well in many regions of the United States. American-grown sandalwood varieties usually do best in regions where temperatures are not lower than -1 ° C in winter.