Acacia nigrescens Common Name: Knob Thorn Family: Mimosoideae A decidous tree, with rounded or spreading crown, named for its knob like thorns that form on the trunk. It bears attractive flowers in cream to yellowish white spikes, appearing with or before new leaves. Drought resistant. Makes a good garden tree, especially if planted in groups […]
Acacia karoo
Acacia karroo Common Name: Sweet Thorn Family: Mimosoideae Variable shape but easily pruned by removing the lower branches to form an attractive flattened crown. Yellow flowers have abundant pollen, great for bees and birds. A. karoo is a must for a bird garden. Good fodder and fuel tree, and important in honey production. Makes a […]
Introduction : Some Useful Indigenous Trees & Shrubs in Zambia
Trees are life. Without trees we will have no rain, no rivers, no crops. Trees clean and cool the air, act as a carbon sink, and are an important part in controlling global warming and climate change. Trees protect our soils and our water sources. The Zambian landscape is characterised by its trees – the […]
LEAVE ROOTS IN ZAMBIA
LEAVE YOUR ROOTS IN ZAMBIA PROJECT General LEAVE YOUR ROOTS IN ZAMBIA PROJECT Lusaka International Community School PTA Wildlife Education and Conservation Society Zambia Lusaka Branch Trees-4-Zambia Trees are the lungs of the world. Without trees we will have no rain, no rivers, no crops. Trees clean and cool the air, act as a carbon […]
What we usually have in stock
We have not had time to completely up date our stock list as we have ben so busy planting trees and the numbers keep changing. This is a list of what we usually have in stock and what we usually grow. We have lots more besides there and an updated stock list will be available […]
100 people plant 100 trees at Lusaka International Airport
Rob Stacey of ninerjuliet sponsored ZACL to plant 100 trees and asked Trees-4-Zambia to provide the trees and facilitate the planting. Last Friday, 100 people arrived at 16.00 hrs and led by the Director of the airport, planted 100 mixed indigenous trees before 17.00 hrs. Fantastic afternoon.
Landscaping – Indigenous Trees and Green car park at Baobab college, Lusaka, Zambia
In September 2012, we were asked to convert the old playing fields into a “green” car park at Baobab college. There was a huge mound of earth which we used to demarcate the car park lines and which we moved by a few men with wheelbarrows. We planted 230 indigenous trees, lots of shrubs and some ground cover, […]
LOCATION
LOCATION LEOPARDS HILL ROAD, STRAIGHT through barrier, turn RIGHT down CHIFWEMA ROAD. Go over the first speed bump and Trees-4-Zambia are at the bottom of the hill, before the second speed bump, on the LEFT. concentrates agony and test-tube study found in human and conditions Uneasiness and CBD to mice hereditarily inclined to Alzheimer’s infection […]
ONCOBA SPINOSA
ONCOBA spinosa is a spiny shrub or small tree. It is evergreen and can grow to over 2 metres. The best thing about the Oncoba is its beautiful showy, sweet-scented, white flowers with masses of yellow, overlapping stamens in the centre, which gives it’s other name – fried egg plant. The hard shelled fruit […]