{"product_id":"sandal-wood-white-chandan-white-0-5-kg-seeds","title":"Sandal Wood White, Chandan White - 0.5 kg Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite Sandalwood or Chandan (\u003cem\u003eSantalum album\u003c\/em\u003e) is a small, slow-growing evergreen tree celebrated for its intensely fragrant, fine-grained heartwood and the precious sandalwood oil distilled from it. It is a hemiparasite, drawing some of its nutrients through root connections to neighbouring host plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative to the dry deciduous tracts of peninsular India, especially Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, it is one of the country's most valuable and protected trees, its wood and oil used in perfumery, incense, carving, cosmetics and Ayurvedic medicine. Successful raising depends on growing it alongside a suitable nitrogen-fixing host such as red gram or Cassia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily: Santalaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative region: peninsular India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature height: 4-9 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth rate: slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoak the seeds in water for 24-48 hours; a dilute gibberellic-acid soak markedly improves and speeds germination. Sow about 1 cm deep in sandy soil, ideally near a young host plant, and keep warm and lightly moist; germination is slow and staggered, often 30 days or more. Transplant the seedlings with their host while still small, taking care not to disturb the roots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vedicflora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51052820201718,"sku":"SED-TRE-SANDAL-001","price":859.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/4980\/6326\/files\/nurserylive-seeds-sandal-wood-white-chandan-white-0-5-kg-seeds-16969293791372.jpg?v=1782714795","url":"https:\/\/vedicflora.com\/products\/sandal-wood-white-chandan-white-0-5-kg-seeds","provider":"vedicflora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}