The Nekken Ag Station Forestry Nursery grows seedlings for various forestry projects. Nearby, we visited a 30-year-old planting of large-leaf mahogany (
Swietenia macrophylla).
The nursery has a large number of noni seedlings growing.
Under cover there are raised concrete planting beds for germinating seeds that are transplanted to individual containers.
Seedbed with large-leaf mahogany seeds sown.
Roger Leakey discusses strategies for vegetative propagation of an endangered species.
Participants consider the condition of a planting of Acacia auriculiformis trees..
Roger Leakey demonstrates selection and preparation of cuttings for vegetative propagation of Acacia auriculiformis.
In a dense mahogany forest, participants discuss the selection of trees to be thinned out.
J.B. Friday demonstrates marking trees for cutting and preserving, in order to thin out a stand of forest trees.
Roger Leakey points out a tree that is a likely candidate for vegetative propagation.
