Indian Sandalwood Sandal Tree Leaf

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Indian sandalwood sandal tree leaf.

Sandalwood oil comes from the wood and roots of santalum album or the east indian sandalwood tree. This is one of the most valuable trees in the world. Its products are used across the globe. Usually the older trees yield the highest oil content and quality.

While there are over 100 species of sandalwood plants most varieties are native to india hawaii or australia. Sandalwood santalum sp is a large shrub or tree hardy in zones 10 11. Album commonly known as indian sandalwood is a dry deciduous forest species native to china india indonesia australia and the philippines this small tropical tree grows to 20m high with red wood and a variety of dark colors of bark dark brown reddish and dark grey. Producing commercially valuable sandalwood with high levels of fragrance oils requires indian sandalwood trees to be a minimum of 15 years old the yield quality and volume are still to be clearly understood yield of oil tends to vary depending on the age and location of the tree.

Select an appropriate site to plant your sandalwood then germinate and transplant your seeds. Indian sandalwood santalum album l is a hemi parasitic angiosperm tree grown in india indonesia and sri lanka primarily for its economically valuable santalum oil. While there are over 100 species of sandalwood plants most varieties are native to india hawaii or australia.