Sir,
it is highly suitable area for this tree cultivation The poplar sheds its leaves during winter and it grows straight with a high clean bole and small crown. These characteristics make it friendly to the growth of agricultural crops. About 160 poplar trees can be planted in one acre. After seven-eight years, the tree attains a girth of about Im at breast height (1.37m) and such an average tree fetches about Rs 1,500.
Marketing of poplar wood is not a problem. The poplar wood can be sold in Yamunanagar and other places of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Therefore, income from an acre of poplar plantation comes to Rs 2.40 lakh i.e. Rs 30,000 per year per acre. The income from inter-cropping of agricultural crops will be extra.
Inter-crops such as wheat, sugarcane, potato, mentha, berseem and various vegetables can be grown. Paddy, however, should not be grown with poplar. The Rabi crops can be grown for the entire eight years. For the kharif season, after three-four years, shade-tolerant crops such as ginger and turmeric can give good returns.
