❖ Common name- Siris

❖ Scientific name- Albezia procera / Albezia lebbeck

❖ Classification-

Kingdom- Plantae

Family- Fabaceae.

Order- Fabales

❖ Mode of propagation-

Seedling growth is favoured by loose soil, sufficient soil moisture, full sunlight and the absence of weeds. Healthy seedlings produce a thick, long taproot. After two months in the nursery containerized or bare-root seedlings should be transplanted to the field. Direct sowing of white siris is successful given abundant soil moisture and regular weed control (Troup 1921). Propagation is also possible by stem or root cutting and stump sprouts. Plantations should be weeded twice in the first year and once during the second.

❖ Uses-

Albizia procera is a useful tree for farm and amenity planting, light shade, firebreaks and for the rehabilitation of seasonally dry, eroded and degraded soils. In Cuba, it is used as a shade tree over coffee and in Himachal Pradesh, India, it has been tested successfully as an agroforestry species in an alley cropping system with rain-fed wheat In the Philippines, farmers conserve trees of A. procera in the landscape because they cast only a light shade, fix nitrogen and serve as a cash reserve as the trees are in demand by local carvers In Bangladesh, A. procera is regarded as a soil improver and is used as a nurse tree in tea gardens, coffee and cocoa plantings.