COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING GUIDELINE - SPGS
COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING GUIDELINE - SPGS
COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING GUIDELINE - SPGS
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b) Soil conditions:-<br />
On a general note, most soil conditions in the country<br />
can<br />
•<br />
support<br />
Temperature.<br />
tree growth.<br />
Pinus patula<br />
However,<br />
is strictly<br />
on your<br />
restricted<br />
particular<br />
to cooler temperatures<br />
especially those in Kabale. If planted else where it will fail. Cool areas like<br />
site you Kabale, need Fort to check Portal, for Paidah, soil type, Mbale depth, and and Kapchorwa fertility. are preferred by<br />
This Eucalyptus requires you grandis to and move Cupressus across lusitanica your area as and well. use<br />
your personal experience to judge the above conditions<br />
as b) follows:- Soil conditions:-<br />
On a general note, most soil conditions in the country can support tree growth.<br />
Starting However, from on your one end particular of your site area, you need dig a to pit check 1M deep for soil type, depth, and<br />
(or fertility. until rock) This and requires wide you with to a move hoe (or across pick axe your if area rocky) and use Group your personal A tree species like pines that are able to grow even on<br />
and experience note the to judge dark the layer above of conditions top soil, as the follows:- brown layer thin soils can always be allocated on hill tops EXCEPT where<br />
of sub soil, the ease of digging through and stoniness. it is bare stony. Group B tree species are those that prefer deeper<br />
Starting from one end of your area, dig a pit 1M deep (or until rock)<br />
Repeat this in other parts of your area to get the soils like and the wide Eucalypts, Teak, Terminalia, Musizi and Hoop<br />
with a hoe (or pick axe if rocky) and note the dark layer of top<br />
general feeling. While walking across your area, observe<br />
pine soil, among the brown others. All trees must be planted at least 20m away<br />
layer of sub soil, the ease of digging through and stoniness. Repeat this in other<br />
from any wetland.<br />
the parts existing of your vegetation area to get to the help general you feeling. judge soil While fertility. walking across your area,<br />
Poorly observe growing the existing vegetation may to help imply you in judge fertile soil soils fertility. Poorly growing<br />
vegetation may imply in fertile soils where especially Eucalyptus<br />
where especially Eucalyptus should not be planted. Eucalypts should not are be frequently killed by termites, especially<br />
planted.<br />
in the hotter, drier areas of the<br />
Table 1: Shows various soil conditions and suitable tree species to grow.<br />
country (e.g. around the ‘cattle<br />
Soil condition<br />
Tree species to plant<br />
corridor’). Fortunately, such<br />
Deep (non stony); fertile (dark or 1 st priority is Eucalyptus grandis,<br />
dry areas are not recommended<br />
dark-brown); soft (easy to dig) and Araucaria cunninghamii, Maesopsis eminii for growing Eucalypts as earlier<br />
well drained.<br />
and *2 nd priority is pines<br />
e) Pests<br />
(P.<br />
and<br />
patula<br />
diseases<br />
only on<br />
Eucalypts are frequently killed by termites, mentioned. especially in These the hotter, drier areas areas should of<br />
highlands).<br />
the country (e.g. around the ‘cattle corridor’). Fortunately, such dry areas are not<br />
Shallower (but still min. 600mm Only Pines*<br />
recommended for growing Eucalypts be as earlier left mentioned. for These pines areas and should be other<br />
left for pines and other qualifying species and you insist, be prepared to fight a<br />
depth needed) and less fertile but<br />
real challenging battle with termites.<br />
qualifying<br />
Another threat to<br />
species<br />
most Eucalypts<br />
and<br />
species<br />
if<br />
in<br />
you<br />
well drained.<br />
Uganda is the Blue Gum Chalcid wasp. insist, be prepared to fight a real<br />
* Pine trees can still grow even much better where soils are deep and fertile<br />
Some destruction of pine roots by moles challenging is reported in battle Rwoho CFR with (Ntungamo termites.<br />
district) while aphids used to destroy Cypress trees but have since been<br />
c) Final product or the intended market<br />
biologically controlled just like pine Another woolly aphids. threat The to Mvule most trees Eucalypts are<br />
susceptible<br />
c) Final product or the intended market species<br />
to gall<br />
in<br />
flies<br />
Uganda<br />
attack. Isolated<br />
is the<br />
cases<br />
Blue<br />
of Armillaria<br />
Gum<br />
root<br />
Chalcid<br />
rot disease<br />
wasp.<br />
attack<br />
From a business viewpoint, your choice for which tree species to plant should be<br />
(See<br />
on pines has been reported in Nabukonge CFR in Masaka and Global woods<br />
influenced by what is demanded in the market. For example, where plantations section the in end Kikonda 6.2) use CFR. is Otherwise apart from the current Chalcid wasp on<br />
poles, Eucalyptus (especially E. grandis) is the best choice whereas Eucalypts, there is no major threat from pests and diseases for the recommended<br />
From a business viewpoint, your choice for which tree trees Some pine<br />
as long destruction timber<br />
as they are planted of on right pine sites roots and well by looked moles after. is Please reported refer in<br />
attracts wide market for general construction purposes. to section 6.2 for what you can do to protect your plantation.<br />
species to plant should be influenced by what is<br />
Table 2: The main timber species, their growth requirements and common<br />
demanded d) The nature in of the land market. For example, where the<br />
characteristics<br />
end If the use land is is poles, flat or Eucalyptus gently sloping, (especially tree species E. grandis) above can be grown. However,<br />
when the land consists of steep hills like those common Tree in species South Western Required and climate Soil Conditions Other notes<br />
is Western the best Uganda, choice whereas the pines pine should timber be planted attracts on wide the slopes and tops of hills<br />
MAR MAT (<br />
market for general construction purposes.<br />
o C)*<br />
(provided there is sufficient depth of soil). Eucalypts and other tree species (mm)* should<br />
be planted on deep fertile soils at hill bottom or valleys (but Kalitunsi NOT in wetlands). >1000/yr At Cooler Deep & fertile soils Grows faster 8-15<br />
(Eucalyptus grandis)<br />
areas 600/yr Cooler Fairly deep fertile Best choice for SW<br />
lusitanica)<br />
areas 750/yr 17-25 o C Deep moist soils like<br />
in tropical high<br />
forests areas<br />
>1300/yr 24 o -27 o C Well drained deep<br />
fertile soil<br />
*MAR= Mean Annual Rainfall; MAT= Mean Annual Temperature; > greater than; < less than.<br />
Maturity 20-25 yrs<br />
More information on selecting the right tree species can be found in <strong>SPGS</strong> Plantation<br />
Guideline Nos. 5 & 6.<br />
<br />
Community Tree Planting Guideline