Where to plant – trees suitable for your area

Enrichment Planting in Natural/Degraded Forest
  use tree species native to the forest
      - pioneer species for areas in open sunlight
      - shade-tolerant species for under-planting

Consult local forest department officers for advice
Commercial Plantation
  use mixtures of biophysically matched and market-demanded species

  Search ICRAF’s tree database for site suitability
  View FAO’s website for production and trade in tree products
Small-scale Farms
use a diversity of biophysically matched and household/market species

Search ICRAF’s tree database for site suitability
Amenity Planting
use proven tree species in your area, caution with power lines, foundations, leaf fall

For temperate areas search Arbor Day Foundation website

* for all of these areas avoid invasive tree species

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