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wa P
#51 Posted : Monday, April 09, 2018 6:42:12 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
wa P wrote:
This rain should not go to waste.

Nani 'tasaidia na botanical name of 'muu" tree?

And who can comment on availability of Paulownia elongata
 seedlings in or around Nairobi? (now that the Jamhuri nurseries have been dispersed by Ngong road works.

Visit KFS Muthaiga for all your seedling needs. Or check Tree Biotechnology lots of species


I visited KFS Muthaiga but found poor nurseries and unknowledgeable staff. They are big on eucalyptus.

Best experience was KFS Lenana. Wide variety, well tended nurseries etc. Great presentation on indigenous trees and their economics.

Found just about 4 seedlings of Paulownia at Eastern bypass nurseries. They wrongly call it mvule.
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Mukiri
#52 Posted : Saturday, April 14, 2018 9:53:21 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
Spikes wrote:
I planted eucalyptus 5acres last year.I'll start first harvest after trees years. Second harvest after 7years and final harvest after 10years. Expected total income over shs 35million.


3 years?Please explain

3 years should be the thinner fencing/construction poles, 5 the much thicker fencing poles whilst 10 is the yuge electricity ones. With Arap Singh in the picture, the 10 year ones might be rendered obsolete with the advent of concrete poles.

Proverbs 19:21
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kawi254
#53 Posted : Tuesday, May 08, 2018 10:16:27 PM
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The recent rains in Makueni while appreciated have caused much erosion of the river bank causing the river bed to widen.

What trees can be planted on a sand river bed to try and reclaim land that the recent rains(floods) have grabbed? Between now and the short rains in November the plants need to have established. In My Makueni locality people plant kitethia and miangi (sp) ....want to check on other plants/trees that can be planted on a sandy river bed and would get established in a few months
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KulaRaha
#54 Posted : Wednesday, May 09, 2018 8:11:59 AM
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There is a lady I met who has a private nursery and is very knowledgeable about trees. She is part of a conservation trust and can assist.

Inbox me at dropmyload at gmail dot com for her details.
Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Mukiri
#55 Posted : Thursday, May 10, 2018 11:40:58 AM
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kawi254 wrote:
The recent rains in Makueni while appreciated have caused much erosion of the river bank causing the river bed to widen.

What trees can be planted on a sand river bed to try and reclaim land that the recent rains(floods) have grabbed? Between now and the short rains in November the plants need to have established. In My Makueni locality people plant kitethia and miangi (sp) ....want to check on other plants/trees that can be planted on a sandy river bed and would get established in a few months

Permanent river? Hasn't Eucalyptus been the to-go tree for water-logged areas? Fast growing, heavy feeder, very marketable.

Proverbs 19:21
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kawi254
#56 Posted : Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:13:32 PM
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Mukiri wrote:
kawi254 wrote:
The recent rains in Makueni while appreciated have caused much erosion of the river bank causing the river bed to widen.

What trees can be planted on a sand river bed to try and reclaim land that the recent rains(floods) have grabbed? Between now and the short rains in November the plants need to have established. In My Makueni locality people plant kitethia and miangi (sp) ....want to check on other plants/trees that can be planted on a sandy river bed and would get established in a few months

Permanent river? Hasn't Eucalyptus been the to-go tree for water-logged areas? Fast growing, heavy feeder, very marketable.



No, you can't plant Eucalyptus next to a river bed. It is a seasonal river.

Eucalyptus are political; when the river runs dry everyone will blame the Eucalyptus trees. Indigenous trees are OK, but they grow slowly. Will try out Melia Volkensii (mukau)
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Mukiri
#57 Posted : Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:25:15 PM
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kawi254 wrote:
Mukiri wrote:
kawi254 wrote:
The recent rains in Makueni while appreciated have caused much erosion of the river bank causing the river bed to widen.

What trees can be planted on a sand river bed to try and reclaim land that the recent rains(floods) have grabbed? Between now and the short rains in November the plants need to have established. In My Makueni locality people plant kitethia and miangi (sp) ....want to check on other plants/trees that can be planted on a sandy river bed and would get established in a few months

Permanent river? Hasn't Eucalyptus been the to-go tree for water-logged areas? Fast growing, heavy feeder, very marketable.



No, you can't plant Eucalyptus next to a river bed. It is a seasonal river.

Eucalyptus are political; when the river runs dry everyone will blame the Eucalyptus trees. Indigenous trees are OK, but they grow slowly. Will try out Melia Volkensii (mukau)

Melia is a wonderful treeApplause Drought resistant too.

Proverbs 19:21
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murchr
#58 Posted : Friday, May 11, 2018 7:05:49 PM
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kawi254
#59 Posted : Friday, May 11, 2018 7:39:20 PM
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murchr wrote:


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I actually met Him in Karura Tree Bio-tech nursery in April while I was buying tree Seedlings and only realized who He was much later when I saw Him in the press - so down to earth
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Mukiri
#60 Posted : Friday, May 11, 2018 7:56:25 PM
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kawi254 wrote:
murchr wrote:


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I actually met Him in Karura Tree Bio-tech nursery in April while I was buying tree Seedlings and only realized who He was much later when I saw Him in the press - so down to earth

As rich as he is, theft should tell him something. Don't grow alone! Grow with your neighbours. Buy them seedling to plant or better yet set up a point for germination and grafting of seedlings

Proverbs 19:21
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