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 […]
Indigenous Plants
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 […]
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 […]
Colours of September
SEED COLLECTION TIME
September and it is seed collection time! Trees-4-Zambia grow all the trees from seed, mostly collected locally. This week we have collected several species of Albizzia, Acacia, Sterquilia, and Croton. We start the seeds off in the new polytunnel, it gets hot and humid and within a few days seeds have germinated and new trees […]
Beautiful Dombeya
Dombeya rotundifoli Common Name: Wild Pear Family: Sterculiaceae A small – medium deciduous tree that produces a stunning mass of white flowers in early spring. It makes an ideal avenue tree, very attractive specimen tree especially in a small garden. A great tree for bees and butterflies. Plant in groups for maximum effect. Height : […]
At Least 1,000 Reasons Why You Should Plant Indigenous Trees and Shrubs
To the indigenous plant enthusiast a frequent refrain from gardeners and farmers is, “why bother trying to try and find and use indigenous trees and shrubs when there are so many wonderful exotic species that are already well established in Zambia?” The answer requires a short digression into plant ecology. The more we discover […]