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What are the gum yielding trees in your surroundings ? What procedure should you follow to collect gum from trees?

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1) Gum yielding plants : Neem, Acacia, . Eucalyptus, Sapota, etc .
2) Gum is collected from the gum yielding trees by stripping of the bark of them.
3) We should make the strips in alternative rows.
4) We can get a large quantity of gum within first 24 hours of stripping .
5) The secretion of the gum is continued upto 7- 10 days. the gum solidifies in the form of gum tears.
6) Freshly secreted gum is collected from different alternative strips and they are dried in the sum for 10 -15 days.
7) The gum is graded based on its colour and purity. Then it is packed.
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