Contents: Introduction. I. Establishment of tree nursery: 1. Selection of site for nursery. 2. Availability of materials, labour and design. 3. Preparation of nursery beds. 4. Seed propagation. 5. Seed processing. 6. Seed viability and seedling vigour. 7. Seed sowing. 8. Transplanting of seedlings. 9. Vegetative propagation. 10. Growing plants in containers. 11. Preparation of potting mixtures. 12. Planning of operations. 13. Calendar of operations. II. Management practices in tree nursery: 1. Water management. 2. Determining nursery water requirements. 3. Irrigation systems. 4. Protection of seeds. 5. Shade management. 6. Disinfection. 7. Weeding and soil workings. 8. Nutrient management. 9. Nutrient storage. 10. Symptoms of mineral deficiency and toxicity. 11. Nutritional deficiencies in forest nurseries. 12. Deficiency diagnosis by soil and foliar analysis. 13. Plant protection. 14. Dusters. 15. Sprayers. 16. Aerial application of chemicals. 17. Aerosols. 18. Vapourizers. 19. Specialized equipment. 20. General uses of different formulations in forest nursery and plantation. III. Management of hard wood tree species: 1. Dalbergia latifolia (Rose wood). 2. Tectona grandis (Teak). 3. Santalum album (Sandal). 4. Azadirachta indica (Neem). 5. Hopea parviflora (Kampakam). 6. Grewia tilifolia (Chadachi). 7. Xylia xylocarpa (Irul). 8. Calophyllum elatum (Kattupunna). 9. Pterocarpus santalinus (Red sandal). 10. Gluta travancorica (Shenkurinji). 11. Ptercarpus marsupium (Venga). 12. Mesua ferrea (Mesua). 13. Calophyllum ionophyllum (Punna). 14. Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jack tree). 15. Artocarpus lakoocha (Monkey jack). 16. Artocarpus hirsuta (Anjili). 17. Switenia macrophylla (Mahogony). 18. Terminalia tomentosa (Thembavu). 19. Cullenia exarillata (Vedi plavu). 20. Dillenia pentagyna (Pattipunna). 21. Toona ciliata (Madagiri vembu). 22. Adenanthera pavonina (Manchadi). 23. Bridelia retusa (Mullu venga). 24. Terminalia paniculata (Pullamaruthu). 25. Anogeissus latifolia (Mazhukanjiram). 26. Dysoxylum malabaricum (Vellakil). 27. Thespesia populnea (Poovarasu). 28. Acrocarpus fraccinifolius (Kurangadi). 29. Canarium strictum (Thellipine). 30. Miliusa tomentosa (Kanakkitha). 31. Acacia mangium (Mangium). 32. Lannea coramandelica (Kalasam). IV. Management of soft wood tree species: 1. Ailanthus triphysa (Matti). 2. Gmelina arborea (Kumbil). 3. Erythrina indica (Murukku). 4. Vateria indica (Vellapine). 5. Ceiba pentandra (Kapok tree). 6. Alstonia scholaris (Ezhilampala). 7. Bombax ceiba (Ilavu). 8. Albizia falcataria (Arivaalvaka or peelivaaka). 9. Macaranga peltata (Vatta or podiyani). 10. Tetrameles nudiflora (Cheeni). 11. Leucaena leucocephala (Subabul). 12. Anthocephalus cadamba (Aatuthekku). 13. Michelia champaca (Chambakam). 14. Eucalyptus tereticornis (Mysore gum). 15. Eucalyptus globulus (Blue gum). 16. Ochrma lagopus (Balsa). 17. Albizia lebbeck (East Indian Walnut). 18. Hydnocarpus wightiana (Marotti). 19. Pterocymbium tinctorium (Papita). 20. Spondias pinnata/S. mangifera (Ambazham). 21. Delonix regia (Gulmohar).