Tectona grandis Teak tree Seeds Teak wood Seeds

LATIN NAME: Tectona grandis

COMMON NAME: Teak

The teak raises its tall, straight trunk and the broad, golden-brown leaves, and the small, white flowers open in the loose heads. The tall, deciduous, fast-growing tree carries the broad, oval, rough, golden-brown leaves and the loose, branching heads of the small, white, fragrant flowers through the warm season, one of the stately, generous sights of the warm land, to be followed by the round, hard, woolly fruits. The wood has a very long record as the fine, durable timber of the warm world, and the tree is a fine, historic presence of the warm land. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, moist, rich ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The teak is a historic subject of the plant science, and the tall trunks keep showing up in the work on the timber trees. The way the tall, straight trunk forms the fine, durable timber has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the timber trees, the durable hardwoods and the members of the mint family. The broad, golden-brown leaves and the fast, upright habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the teak is a regular subject of the work on the tall trunks of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The teak is a fine, stately tree of the warm land and the study collection. The fine, durable timber has a very long record as the wood of the ships, the furniture and the buildings of the warm world, holding against the weather and the rot, while the loose, branching heads of the small, white, fragrant flowers open through the warm season, drawing the bees. The tree is one of the fine choices for the warm land, the avenue and the study collection, and it has been written up in the forestry and the botanical papers for the tall trunks and the very long history. It is a fine, stately tree of the open, sunny, deep, moist, rich garden.

Give the young tree the warm, sheltered spot for the first years, and the trunk will rise in the long run.

To grow the teak from seed, set the small, brown seeds a centimetre down in the deep pot of rich, gritty soil, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then set the young trees out after the last frosts. The seedlings thread up within a few weeks and grow on fast. With the sun, the warmth and the deep, moist, rich ground, the tall trunk will rise over the years.

This tropical hardwood tree can reach 150'. It is in demand for its durable wood used in furniture, parquet floors and veneers. Has large leathery leaves which are rough to the touch. Tropical/Malaysia.