Scientific Name: Albiza Versicolor
Common Name: Mtangatanga (Male)
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: Soak for 24 hours and sow into seedbed or direct into tube.
Local Uses: Timber, planks for boats, local medicine, nitrogen fixation in soil, and fodder.

Scientific Name: Acacia Polyacantha
Common Name: MthetheGrowth
Rate: FastSeed
Treatment: Soak for 24 hours and sow into seedbed or directly into tube.
Local Uses: Timbers, planks for boats, fodder, shade, local medicine, and nitrogen fixation in soil.

Scientific Name: Afzelia Quanzensis
Common Name: Msamba Fumu
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: Soak for 48 hours and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Timber, canoes, poles, shade, and local medicine.

Scientific Name: Albizia Lebbeck
Common Name: Mtangatanga (Female)
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: Soak in warm water for 24 hours and sow directly into tubes.
Local Uses: Timbers, planks for boats, local medicine, nitrogen fixation in soil, and fodder.

Scientific Name: Artocarpus Heterophyllus
Common Name: Njaya or Jack Fruit
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: No treatment and plant into seedbed or direct into tubes.
Local Uses: Fruits for domestic use and sale, water purification, and local medicine.

Scientific Name: Khaya Nyasica
Common Name: Red Mahogany or Mbawa
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: Soak for 48 hours and sow into seedbed or directly into tube.
Local Uses: Shade/shelter, local medicine, poles, live fences, and timbers

Scientific Name: Uapaca Kirkiana
Common Name: Masuku
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Fruits for domestic use and sale, shade, and fodder

Scientific Name: Faidherbia Albida
Common Name: Msangu
Growth Rate: FastSeed
Treatment: Soak in boiled for 5 minutes, then soak in cool water for 24 hours and sow in seed bed or directly into tube.
Local Uses: Canoes, poles, shade, live fences, and fixing nitrogen in soil.

Scientific Name: Terminalia Sericea
Common Name: Naphini
Growth Rate: SlowSeed
Treatment: Soak in boiled for 5 minutes, then continue in same hot water for 24 hours and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Timbers, poles, handles for axes/ hoes, canoes, shade, and local medicine.

Scientific Name: Toona Ciliata
Common Name: Sendrella
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: Broadcast one handful over seedbed and cover with 1/4 inch sand.
Local Uses: Shade/shelter, timbers, poles, and furniture making.
In order to encourage community members to see the importance of trees in their daily lives and to improve local access to nutrition and medicines, we have also included a small selection of exotic species that provide such things.

Scientific Name: Citrus Sinensis
Common Name: Orange
Growth Rate: Slow
Seed Treatment: No treatment and sow into seedbed or directly into tube
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale

Scientific Name: Psidium Guajava
Common Name: Guava
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment: sow into seedbed or directly into tube
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale

Scientific Name: Carica Papaya
Common Name: Papaya or Pawpaw
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment and sow into seedbed or directly into tube.
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale

Scientific Name: Citrus Tangerine
Common Name: Tangerine
Growth Rate: Medium
Seed Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale

Scientific Name: Persea Americana
Common Name: Avocado
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale

Scientific Name: Senna Spectabilis
Common Name: Acacia
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: Soak for 24 hours and sow into seedbed or directly into tube
Local Uses: Improving soil fertility

Scientific Name: Tephrosia Vogelii
Common Name: Mteteza
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment – sow directly in tube
Local Uses: Improving soil fertility