Hollock Regeneration

Although the natural home of Hollock (Termitlalia myriocarpa) is in Upper Assam, it has not been in much demand until recent years. It has come to the forefront only recently. The well-known quadrant experiment (fully described in his article of June 1933 in the Indian. Forester by Mr. A. R. Thomas, D. C. F.) has proved conclusively that regeneration of Hollock can be obtained if clearance of jungle with alight soil-breaking is made from 7 to 12 chains from the mother trees towards the wind direction (almost southward at Pasighat) at the time of its seedfall in January to March, and if timely weeding is done in rains. The cost of regenerabion whether "aided natural" or "artificial" is almost the same. But there is still room for investigation as to how trees of best quality can he obtained quickly and with minimum expenditure.