Collecting and spreading seeds from one of my Spanish Cedar (Cedrela Odorata) trees, known locally as Sèd. I do my best to replace what I use in construction. The balcony floors were locally sourced from this same wood. I already have roughly 150 trees growing from this I planted 5 years ago and being how much I love working with this wood, I need to make sure to replenish as much as possible for future use and replanting. Cedrela Odorata is prized for its valuable aromatic wood. In Haiti, as elsewhere in tropical America, the species is exploited heavily for domestic use or for sale in the urban market. Because of the value of this wood, local populations have been reduced severely. Optimal conditions for natural regeneration are deteriorating, thus adding importance to continued efforts in reforestation. Other then planting from seed, branch and stem cuttings are easily rooted. So as some of you who have volunteered with us may already know, this is one of the many trees that you can literally stick a branch in the ground and have another tree start growing from it. No reason why we can’t propagate a better future for ourselves. It really doesn’t take much more then a little bit of love. Nurture your nature and your nature will nurture you. ・・・ #growninhaiti #spanishcedar #sèd #CedrelaOdorata #propagation #plantsomeseeds #reforestation #nurtureyournature #seedharvest #haiti #ayiti #importanttreesofhaiti #seeds #agroforestry #hardwood #growth #seedpods https://www.instagram.com/p/B7N2ZUjlDq9/?igshid=iztjq5ph25ko
