**2.7 Fruit tans**

Fruits of some of the forest trees are utilized in tanning industries for extraction of different tannins. Some of the important species yielding fruit tans are as follows: *Acacia nilotica* (Babul), *Caesalpinia coriaria* (Divi-divi), *Zizyphus xylopyrus* (Kath bor), *Emblica officinalis* (Aonla), *Shorea robusta* (Sal), *Anacardium occidentale* (Cashew nut), *Tamarindus indica* (Tamarind) and *Terminalia chebula* (Myrobalan), etc.
