Tree Species Site Matching in Kenya October 2018
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TREE SPECIES SITE MATCHING IN KENYA OCTOBER 2018 ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall I (Over 900 mm 1000 mm Ocotea Camphor Plantation/ Timber Medium to KFS 1600-2500 Volcanic deep loamy 1800 usambarensis mixed systems long (30-60 Ecosystem soils mm yrs) Conservators rainfall) Acacia Black Woodlot Fuel wood, Short (5-10 KEFRI Centers 1600-2000 Volcanic deep loamy mearnsii wattle tannins years) soils Polyscias Mutati Mixed, Peeler wood Medium 1600-2500 Variable, red to kikuyuensis (Kik) enrichment and for boards (30-40 yrs) loamy clay soils natural systems Prunus Muiri (Kik) Plantation/mixed Timber, Medium to 1600-2500 Variable from africana /enrichment medicinal long (30-60 highland red loamy planting systems yrs) to volcanic deep soils Pinus patula Pine Plantation Timber/ paper Short (16-20 1600-3000 Deep wet loams, but yrs pulp) adaptable to variable (25-30 yrs soils but not clay and for timber) water-logged soils Vitex keniensis Meru oak Plantation Timber, Medium to 1700-2200 Deep volcanic, red to /natural ornamental, long (30-60 loamy clay soils management soil improver yrs) system ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall Podocarpus Podo Plantation Timber, Medium to 1800-2400 Red to loamy clay gracilior /mixed /amenity amenity long (30-60 and volcanic soils yrs), (pulp 16-20 yrs) (timber 25- 30 yrs) Cupressus Cypress Plantation Timber/hedge Short (25-30 1800-3000 Well adaptable to lusitanica /shelter belts yrs) variable highland soils Acacia Black wood Plantation/mixed Soil Short (8 yrs) 2000-3000 Variable deep red to melanoxylon planting conservation, (30 yrs loamy sandy soils timber, fuel timber) Arundinaria Bamboo Plantation, Building, Short (6-10 2200-3000 Deep red to volcanic alpina (Murangi) boundary, fencing, yrs) loamy soils groves, soil handicraft, protection soil protection II (1400 - 700-900 800mm Markhamia Woodlot/amenit Timber/ameni Short (15-30 KFS >1400 Red loam to clay 1800 lutea Markhamia y/agroforestry ty soil nutrient yrs) Ecosystem loamy soils mm (Eng), Siala enhancement, Conservators rainfall) (Luhya) apiculture, KEFRI Centers ornamental Chlorophora Mvule Plantation/mixed Timber/Shade Medium to 0-1400 Variable sandy to excelsa planting long (30-60 deep soils (Syn. Milicia yrs) exelsa) ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall Grevillea Mukima Plantation, hedge Timber, fuel, Short (6 yrs 0-2500 Mostly variable but robusta (Kik) planting, fodder, poles for pole)(30 loves deep red soils agroforestry, yrs for woodlot, timber) shelterbelt system Phoenix Wild date Mixed system Water Medium to 0-3000 Swampy and riparian reclinata Palm amenity conservation, long (30-60 soils basketry, yrs) ornamental Croton Mukinduri Plantation/mixed Fuel, poles, Short to 1000-2000 Variable deep red to megalocarpus /enrichment/ construction, Medium loamy sandy soils natural systems peeler wood (15-25 yrs) Syzygium Mukoe Mixed system in Water Medium to 1000-2500 Swampy and riparian species (Kik) water courses conservation, long (30-60 soils waterberry timber, edible yrs) (Eng) fruits, medicinal Bischofia Bishop Plantation, Timber Short (30-40 1200-1600 Deep red/loamy soils javanica wood enrichment yrs) planting Maesopsis Mutere Plantation/mixed Timber, Short (25-50 1200-1600 Deep red/loamy eminii /enrichment reclamation yrs) soils, deep, moist systems and fertile sandy loam soils ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall Zanthoxylum East Plantation, Timber, Medium(30- 1200-1900 Deep red to sandy gilletii African enrichment medicinal, 40yrs) loamy soils (Syn.Fagara satinwood, planting ornamental, macrophylla) Munyenye shade (Kik) Cordia Muringa Plantation Timber/shade, Medium to 1400-2500 Variable and wide abysinica apiculture long (30-60 spectrum but deep yrs) Eucalyptus Sydney Plantation Fuel, (Short 15-25 1400-2500 Variable, medium to saligna/grandi Blue gum /woodlots transmission yrs for deep soils s /Rose blue posts, timber) 5-12 gum construction, yrs for other timber, pulp uses) Sesbania Sesbania Agroforestry/ Firewood, soil Short (2-3 1400-2500 Variable sesban mixed system enrichment, yrs) conservation water Olea Elgon Teak Plantation/mixed Timber Long (80- 1600-2400 Deep loamy soils welwitschii natural system 120 yrs) Eucalyptus Mountain Plantation Fuel, poles, Short (4-6 2500-3000 Deep highland forest regnans ash /woodlots building, yrs-poles) soils timber (10-20 yrs for timber) A. mearnsii Black Plantation/ Tanning, fuel Short - (6-10 1600-2000 Deep to medium red wattle woodlot yrs) to red loam ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall III (800- 400-700 600mm Brachylaena Muhugu Mixture/ Timber, fuel, Long (60- KFS 200 - 1850 Red loamy to clay 1400 huillensis (Kik) enrichment/ carvings, 100 yrs) Ecosystem loam sandy soils. mm natural system construction, Conservators red, volcanic clayey rainfall) fencing, KEFRI Centers loams in plateau HIGHLA essential oils forests and red soils ND in the coastal belts REGION Phoenix Wild date Mixed system, Water Medium to KFS 0-3000 Swampy and riparian reclinata palm amenity conservation, long (30-60 Ecosystem soils basketry, yrs) Conservators ornamental KEFRI Vachellia Olerai Mixed systems Water & soil Medium Centers 1000-2000 Riparian soils xanthophloea (Maa) conservation, (30-40yrs) (Syn: Acacia soil Xanthophloea enrichment, ) apiculture, medicinal Croton Mukinduri Mixed, woodlot, Fuel, shelter Short (10-25 1000-2000 Well adaptable to megalocarpus boundary wood, yrs) variable highland agroforestry charcoal, soils managements hedge, boundary planting , medicinal Syzgium Mukoe Mixed system in Water Medium to 1000-2500 Swampy and riparian species (Kik) water courses conservation, long (30-60 soils timber yrs) ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall Cordia Muringa Plantation/mixed Timber, Medium to 1400-2500 Mainly red loamy abyssinica , woodlots, amenity, fuel long (30-60 soils amenity, yrs) agroforestry Eucalyptus Sydney Plantation/ Fuel, poles, Short (5-12 1400-2500 Highland loamy Soils saligna blue gum woodlots/ posts, fencing, yrs for shelterbelts timber poles) (15- 25 yrs – timber) Eucalyptus Rose blue Plantation/ Fuel, poles, Short (5-12 1400-2500 Highland loamy Soils grandis gum woodlots/ posts, fencing, yrs for shelterbelts timber poles) (15- 25 yrs – timber) Sesbania Sesban Agroforestry/ Firewood, soil Short (2- 1400-2500 Variable soils sesban mixed systems enrichment, 5yrs) water conservation Schinus molle Pepper tree Boundary/ Amenity, fuel Short (8-20 1500-3000 Variable red to ornamental yrs) cotton loamy soils planting Juniperus Cedar Planation/ Timber, posts, Long (60- 1600-2000 Red loam to rocky procera woodlots /mixed fencing, 100 yrs) shallow drained soils protection, fibre, lipids ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall Macheria Tipuana Plantation/mixed Timber Medium 1600-2000 Red loams to black tippu or tipu (30-40 yrs) cotton soils Tipuana tipu Rosewood, tipuana tree Olea africana Mutamaiyu Mixed planting Beams, posts, Long (80- 1600-2000 Red to clay loamy carvings, 120 yrs) soils fencing, wood fuel Jacaranda Jacaranda Single tree Amenity, Short (4-10 1600-2500 Variable soils mimosifolia management shade, yrs) apiculture, timber, medicinal Brachylaena Muhugu Woodlot, mixed, Timber, Long (60- 200-1850 Mainly red loamy huillensis enrichment fencing, 100 yrs) and sandy soils system carving Dovyalis Kei apple Hedge Hedge Short to 1400-2200 Variable Soils caffra management medium (8- synonym 25 yrs) Aberia caffra IV (400 - 200-400 400mm Borassus Borassus Mixed systems Water Medium to KFS 0 - 1400 Variable but mainly 800mm mm aethiopum palm conservation, long (30-60 Ecosystem riparian, sandy, well- rainfall) palm wine, yrs) Conservators drained soils, but - basketry KEFRI prefers alluvial soils LOWLA near watercourses ECO- OND OND Tree Species Common Management End Use Rotation Tree/fruit Altitude (m) Preferred Soil Type ZONE Average 2018 Name Options Nurseries Seasonal Forecast Rainfall average season rainfall NDS Calliandra Calliandra Agroforestry Fuel, soil Short (4-10 Centers 0-1400 Variable calothyrsus system nutrient yrs) enhancing, fibre, apiculture Senna siamea Senna Plantation/mixed Timber, fuel, Short (4-10 0-1400 Sandy to sandy-loam fencing yrs) Casuarina Whispering Plantation Timber, fuel, Short (4-6 0-1400 Sandy soils equisetifolia pine /agroforestry amenity, fibre, yrs) medicinal, tannins Chlorophora Mvule Plantiation/mixe Timber, shade Medium to 0-1400 Red caly-loamy to excelsa d system long (30-60 sandly loamy soils yrs) Dalbergia Mpingo Plantation/mixed Timber,