Growing multipurpose trees
on small farms

Selecting multipurpose trees
Nurseries and propagation
Multipurpose trees in agroforestry >>
Small plantations of multipurpose trees
Tending multipurpose trees
Harvesting crops of multipurpose trees
Selling tree crops
Principles of effective extension
Fact sheets on multipurpose trees
About the fact sheets >>
Sample species (58 in total):

Acacia auriculiformis (Wattle)
Acacia catechu (Cutch tree)
Acacia mangium (Mangium)
Acacia mearnsii (Black wattle)
Acacia nilotica (Egyptian thorn)
Acacia senegal (Gum arabic tree)
Acacia tortilis (Umbrella thorn)
Adansonia digitata (Baobab)
Albizia lebbek (East Indian walnut)
Albizia procera (White siris)
Albizia saman (Raintree)
Alnus nepalensis (Indian alder)
Anarcardium occidentalis (Cashew)
Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit)
Azadirachta indica (Neem)
Butyrospermum parkii (Shea butter tree)
Cajanus cajan (Pigeon pea)
Calliandra calothyrsus (Calliandra)
Cassia siamea (Thailand shower)
Casuarina equisetifolia (Sea oak)
Cocos nucifera (Coconut)
Dalbergia sissoo (Rose wood)
Durio zibethinus (Durian)
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River red gum)
Eucalyptus grandis (Flooded gum)
Faidherbia albidia (Winter thorn)
Erythrina poeppigiana (Erythrina)
Gliricidia sepium (Gliricida)
Gmelina arborea (Gmelina)
Grevillea robusta (Silver oak)
Hevea brasiliensis (Rubber)
Inga vera (Inga)
Leucaena diversifolia (Leucaena)
Leucaena lecocephala (Leucaena)
Mangifera indica (Mango)
Melia azederach (China berry)
Moringa oleifera (Horseradish tree)
Morus alba (Mulberry)
Parkia speciosa (Parkia)
Paulownia tomentosa (Paulownia)
Pinus caribaea (Carribian pine)
Pinus radiata (Monterey pine)
Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine)
Pithecellobium dulce (Madras thorn)
Populus deltoides (Black poplar)
Prosopis cineraria (Prosopis)
Prosopis juliflora (Mesquite)
Psidium guajava (Guava)
Pterocarpus indicus (Red sandalwood)
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)
Sclerocarya birrea (namabu)
Sesbania grandiflora (Sesbania)
Shorea robusta (Sal)
Tamarindus indica (Tamarind)
Tectona grandis (Teak)
Terminalia catappa (Terminalia)
Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian jujube)

The rest will be added as time and funds permit!

Acknowledgement

Growing Multipurpose Trees on Small Farms is copied and adapted from: Foresty/Fuelwood Research and Development Project. 1994. Growing multipurpose trees on small farms (2nd ed). Bangkok, Thailand: Winrock International. 320 pp. ISBN 0-933595-88-3
Editing and design: Andre McNicoll (first edition) James H French (second edition). Contributing editors: Charit Tinsabadh, David Taylor, Frank Byrnes, Fuh-Jiunn Pann, Henry Wood, Hsu-Ho Chung, Kamis Awang, Rodel Lasco, Suree Bhumibhamon, Wyatt Latimer.
Published by: Multipurpose Tree Research Network & Forestry/Fuelwood Research and Development Project (teminated in 1994, it was based at the Faculty of Forestry Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand)
Contributing organisations: United States Agency for International Development, Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development.

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