Stumps are planted along trenches or on berms of pits and the field is irrigated. Shallow and frequent irrigation or constant flooding is harmful and induces superficial root formation. Under proper irrigation, sissoo roots tap the subsoil water within 2 years. Irrigation in later years is required only for supplementing subsoil water supplies. Harvesting Trees may be grazed or cut as needed.
Young trees coppice vigorously and reproduce vigorously from suckers.
According to the Wealth of India, irrigated plantations yield fair quantities of timber and high returns of fuel. In irrigated plantations trees may attain a girth of 1.2 m in ca 25 years. A height of 7 m has been reported in 20 months. Pakistan has more than 100,000 ha of sissoo plantation. The wood is an excellent fuel, eminently suitable for making charcoal.