Dear fellow-farmnesters, this query is with regards to growing trees in my farm. I intend to plant 2 rows of trees on my farm’s road facing border (120 feet); And on my farm’s another border (360 feet) adjoining my neighbour’s farm, I am planning to plant a single line of trees. Basically I am a …

see attachment a list of trees which you can plant on boundary. trees.xls (38.5 KB)

Hi Soma, As your intention Is not to cut the trees you can plan Colourful flowering trees like gulmohar red, yellow, purpul along with some ashoka, neem and coconut tree it will make ur field a heaven during the flowering season plus u will have fresh air and coconuts Regards,

Hi Soma Sundaresh, I suggest you to identify the reason/need for planting the trees on the border. Based on that, you may decide on the trees. Regards Padmanabhan Ganesan agricultureforeverybody.blogspot.com

Dear Shri.Padmanabhan, the major benefits from trees for the farm are the following: Better water holding capacity of the soil, improved microbial activity, nitrogen fixing, leaf litter to enable better compost/soil quality, host to variety of birds, animals and insects, wind break, prevention of so…

See these link for more details. agricultureforeverybody.blogspot … fence.html agricultureforeverybody.blogspot … -soil.html agricultureforeverybody.blogspot … -soil.html agricultureforeverybody.blogspot … ixers.html The above are in addition to what other members have provided. Regards Padm…

Does anyone know which type of plant/shrub/tree will grow the fastest to be effective as a fence? What would be the approximate cost to plant about 800 feet of fence?

You could try planting Glyricidia trees on the border along with Bougainvillea in between. If you plant it in the beginning of the rains, it will grow very fast. Glyricidia tends to shed its leaves around December to March and may look barren; B’villea being a semi-creeper it will take support of Gl…

Instead of Glyricidia which is useful for Biomass to the earth there is no other use. Instead of that we ware suggesting you to go far Melia Dubai Plantation which is considered as FASTEST GROWING TREE IN THE WORLD, while it gives abundant Biomass to the Farm and also it Protects the Farm from Pests…

Interesting. Does it serve as a fence? What about cost? Does it need plenty of water?

Thank you Sir, It will not serve as Fencing .It will serve as Wind Breaker.For Fencing you can use Mehandi (Henna) or Adavi Tuti, Bamboo etc. Glyricidia also will not cover as Fencing. Among all the Fencings Mehandi is Best. While covering as Fence it will fetch Income through Leaves. It will not e…

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