- Gmelina arborea is a fast-growing tree, which grows on different localities and prefers moist fertile valleys with 750–4500 mm rainfall. The tree attains moderate to large heights of up to 30 m, with a girth of 1.2 to 4 m.
 
Seed standardization report:
- Common Name : Gmelina Arborea
 
- Flowering Season :May-Mar
 
- Fruiting Season ;Nov-Dec
 
- No. of Seeds per kg : 2000
 
- Germination Capacity :50%
 
- Time Taken for Initial Germination : 12 day.
 
- Time Taken for Germination Capacity : 35days
 
- Germinative Energy : 10%
 
- Plant Percentage : 10%
 
- Purity Percentage : 100%
 
- Moisture Percentage : 8%
 
- No. of Seedling Per Kg : 400
 
Pretreatments recommended:
- Soak seeds in cow dung slurry for 24 hrs. before sowing