The tree species planted and distributed by Root to Fruit are carefully chosen by our Operations Manager, Mr. Master Banda. His education and background working with the Malawi Forestry Department have equipped him with extensive knowledge of the most appropriate species for this region.
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We value the importance of planting indigenous species in Malawi and choose species that will have an end use that will store your carbon for years to come.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Albiza Versicolor
Common Name: Mtangatanga (Male)
Growth Rate: Slow
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.
Common Name: Mtangatanga (Male)
Growth Rate: Slow
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.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Acacia Polyacantha
Common Name: Mthethe Growth
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.
Common Name: Mthethe Growth
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.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Afzelia Quanzensis
Common Name: Msamba Fumu
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: Soak for 48 hours and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Timber, canoes, poles, shade, and local medicine.
Common Name: Msamba Fumu
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: Soak for 48 hours and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Timber, canoes, poles, shade, and local medicine.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Albizia Lebbeck
Common Name: Mtangatanga (Female)
Growth Rate: Slow
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.
Common Name: Mtangatanga (Female)
Growth Rate: Slow
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.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Artocarpus Heterophyllus
Common Name: Njaya or Jack Fruit
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: No treatment and plant into seedbed or direct into tubes.
Local Uses: Fruits for domestic use and sale, water purification, and local medicine.
Common Name: Njaya or Jack Fruit
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: No treatment and plant into seedbed or direct into tubes.
Local Uses: Fruits for domestic use and sale, water purification, and local medicine.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Khaya Nyasica
Common Name: Red Mahogany or Mbawa
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: Soak for 48 hours and sow into seedbed or directly into tube.
Local Uses: Shade/shelter, local medicine, poles, live fences, and timbers
Common Name: Red Mahogany or Mbawa
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: Soak for 48 hours and sow into seedbed or directly into tube.
Local Uses: Shade/shelter, local medicine, poles, live fences, and timbers
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Uapaca Kirkiana
Common Name: Masuku
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Fruits for domestic use and sale, shade, and fodder
Common Name: Masuku
Growth Rate: Slow
Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Fruits for domestic use and sale, shade, and fodder
Indigenous
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.
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.
Indigenous
Scientific Name: Terminalia Sericea
Common Name: Naphini
Growth Rate: Slow
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.
Common Name: Naphini
Growth Rate: Slow
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.
Indigenous
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.
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.
Exotic
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
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
Exotic
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
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
Exotic
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
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
Exotic
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
Common Name: Tangerine
Growth Rate: Medium
Seed Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale
Exotic
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
Common Name: Avocado
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment and sow directly into tube.
Local Uses: Food for domestic use and sale
Exotic
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
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
Exotic
Scientific Name: Tephrosia Vogelii
Common Name: Mteteza
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment – sow directly in tube
Local Uses: Improving soil fertility
Common Name: Mteteza
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Treatment: No treatment – sow directly in tube
Local Uses: Improving soil fertility
We realize the need to have local communities supporting our project and have, therefore, chosen species that are in local demand, which will not only result in carbon offsetting but also benefit these communities.
MALAWI
Our main office is within the beautiful grounds of Chintheche Inn, located just 40 minutes south of Nkhata Bay, in the Northern Region of Malawi.
Postal
Root to Fruit Ltd.
C/O Chintheche Inn
P.O. Box 9
Chintheche, Nkhata Bay,
MALAWI
Phone
+265 11 193 1045
EUROPE
Our European office is situated in the city centers of Göteborg, Sweden
Postal
Root to Fruit AB
Ostindiefararen 46
417 65 GÖTEBORG
SWEDEN
General questions
info@roottofruit.net