(Scientific name Tectona grandis) It is the most valuable and high priced timber crop in India. It is a 40 meter tall tree with gray to grayish brown branches. Known as the "Father of the Indian Ocean Tree" This is the most important wood It is used to make furniture, all kinds of construction poles, shipbuilding etc.
Types: Coni teak, West African teak, Godavari teak, South and Central American teak, Nilampur or Malabar teak Information and Method of Teak Cultivation: - A hole of 45 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm should be dug for planting saplings at a distance of 12 feet (east to west) between two lines and 9 feet (north to south) between two trees.