| BRING BACK BIRDS, BEES, & BUTTERFLIES BY PLANTING DIVERSE INDIGENOUS AFRICAN PLANTS & TREES*. THOSE PLANTS INDIGENOUS TO AFRICA ARE IDENTIFIED IN YELLOW OR GRAY BELOW – THE YELLOW ARE THREATENED BY OVER-HARVESTING IN THE WILD.
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility.”
― Wendell Berry”To really feel a forest canopy one must use different senses, and often the most useful one is the sense of imagination.”― Joan Maloof “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.” ― Warren Buffett —
INDIGENOUS TREES SOLD AT LOW PRICES NOW AVAILABLE @ ECHO / HABARI MAALUM TREE NURSERY – NGARAMTONI 1 KM PAST THE MT. MERU UNIVERSITY – TAKE A RIGHT BEFORE THE BRIDGE, AT THE GREEN ECHO SIGN – GO 15OM UP THE DIRT ROAD AND TAKE A LEFT INTO THE TREE NURSERY AT THE SIGNPOST.
ECHO IMPACT CENTER – NGARAMTONI TREE NURSERY – TREES & PLANTS FOR SALE* WE ARE OPEN ON WEEKDAYS FROM 8am – 5pm. KARIBU / WELCOME! FIND US IN THE HABARI MAALUM COMPLEX WHICH IS 2KM PAST NGARAMTONI POLICE STATION CORNER.
| ECHO Tree nursery inventory of November 2022 |
Key: yellow= high value threatened species; grayish green = indigenous species
white = exotic species |
| Species – Latin and common names |
PRICE |
Nov 2022 |
| Acacia kirkii |
1,000 |
167 |
| Acacia nilotica |
500 |
43 |
| Acacia polycantha |
500 |
20 |
| Acacia tortilis |
500 |
25 |
| Acrocarpus fraxinifolius – Indian ash |
1,000 |
50 |
| African tulip tree – Spathodea campanulata |
1,000 |
300 |
| African violets |
2,000 |
3 |
| Afzelia quanzensis – Pod mahogany |
2,000 |
10 |
| Agapanthus africanus |
1,000 |
11 |
| Agave cactus |
1,000 |
5 |
| Agave cactus long flower sp. |
1,000 |
5 |
| Albizia amara |
1,000 |
5 |
| Albizia gummifera |
1,000 |
300 |
| Aloe sp 1 tall green/orange |
1,000 |
5 |
| Aloe sp 2 variegated green/yellow flower |
1,000 |
5 |
| Aloe sp 3 slender |
1,000 |
5 |
| Aloe sp4 miniature |
1,000 |
5 |
| Annona – topetope |
2,000 |
1000 |
| Annona squamosa (sour sop) |
1,000 |
1 |
| Artemisia annua |
500 |
58 |
| Apple rootstock |
2,000 |
0 |
| Avocado rootstock – Persia americana |
1,500 |
4100 |
| Avocado grafted – Persia americana – Haas |
5,000 |
1300 |
| Azanza garckeana – snot apple |
500 |
18 |
| Baobab – Adansonia digitata |
2,000 |
2 |
| Barbados cherry – Malpighia emarginata |
2,000 |
20 |
| Basil – African tea |
1,000 |
50 |
| Basil – European |
1,000 |
50 |
| Bauhinia variegate – fodder & honey |
500 |
20 |
| Black pearl tree – Majidea zanguebarica |
1,000 |
1 |
| Blue flower ornamental |
500 |
5 |
| Bridelia africana |
2,000 |
200 |
| Bromelid sp. |
1,000 |
15 |
| Cactus – Cereus – irregular giant cactus |
1,000 |
15 |
| Cactus – Cereus – snake cactus dragon fruit |
1,000 |
15 |
| Cactus – Cereus grandiflora – dragon fruit |
1,000 |
80 |
| Cactus – Christ’s thorn |
1,000 |
15 |
| Cactus – Christmas’ |
1,000 |
15 |
| Cactus – lantern flower |
1,000 |
15 |
| Cactus – Miniature Nopal prickly pear |
1,000 |
4 |
| Cactus – Nopal – red prickly pear |
1,000 |
5 |
| Caesalpina – Mauritius thorn – ngoja kidogo |
500 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – blue |
1,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – green succulent creeper |
1,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – pink |
1,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – red |
1,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – velvet leaf – miniature |
1,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – velvet leaf tree |
3,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – white |
1,000 |
5 |
| Calanchoe – yellow |
1,000 |
5 |
| Caliandra calothyrsus – fodder & honey |
500 |
1100 |
| Caneberry – Black raspberry |
1,000 |
25 |
| Cape chestnut – Calodendrum capense |
2,000 |
0 |
| Cape gooseberry – tamutamu |
2,000 |
25 |
| Cape mahogany – Trichilia emetica |
1,000 |
1500 |
| Cassava leaf tree – Kisamvu |
500 |
10 |
| Casuarina cunninghamiana |
500 |
250 |
| Catnip – Nepeta cataria |
1,000 |
20 |
| Cedrela odorata |
500 |
25 |
| Chaya cuttings |
500 |
3000 |
| Cassia alata |
500 |
400 |
| Chinese spinach – Ipomea aquatica |
500 |
5 |
| Commiphera africana |
500 |
50 |
| Cordia africana – Mringaringa |
1,000 |
2500 |
| Cordia monoica |
1,000 |
5 |
| Coriander |
1,000 |
5 |
| Croton dichogamus – lavendar leaf |
1,000 |
5 |
| Croton macrostarchus |
500 |
2100 |
| Croton megalocarpus |
500 |
6500 |
| Dovyalis caffra-michongoma |
500 |
4000 |
| Dovyalis caffra – large variety |
1000 |
1 |
| Desmodium rensonii – fodder & honey |
500 |
25 |
| Dalbergia melanoxylon -African blackwood |
2,000 |
300 |
| Erythrina abysinica |
1,000 |
150 |
| Erythrina cristogalli |
1,000 |
2 |
| Erythrina sacleuxii |
2,000 |
0 |
| Eucalyptus sp – red |
500 |
10 |
| Eucalyptus sp |
500 |
10 |
| Euphorbia Poinsettia double red |
500 |
1 |
| Euphorbia Red poinsettia |
2,000 |
30 |
| Euphorbia snows of Kilimanjaro |
2,000 |
12 |
| Euphorbia candlabra small tree |
2,000 |
5 |
| Euphorbia candlabra large tree |
2,000 |
25 |
| Euphorbia Christ’s thorn |
1,000 |
5 |
| Euphorbia hexagonal |
1,000 |
15 |
| Euphorbia hirtii medicinal |
500 |
4 |
| Euphorbia red tirucali |
1,000 |
4 |
| Euphorbia Yellow poinsettia |
2,000 |
6 |
| Faidherbia albida – fertilizer tree (N) |
1000 |
400 |
| Ficus – edulis – fruit |
1,000 |
25 |
| Ficus sur |
500 |
2500 |
| Flamboyant – Delonix regia |
500 |
2 |
| Flemingia macrophylia – fodder & honey |
500 |
2 |
| Garcinia livingstonei |
1,000 |
2 |
| Geranium – lemon |
1,000 |
5 |
| Geranium – red & pink |
1,000 |
7 |
| Ginger – edible |
1000 |
4 |
| Giricidia sepium |
500 |
200 |
| Gmelina – fast growing timber |
500 |
20 |
| Grape vine |
2,000 |
50 |
| Grevillea robusta |
500 |
14750 |
| Ground orchid – pink |
1,000 |
5 |
| Guava, normal – white |
1,000 |
5 |
| Guava, normal- pink Psidium guajava |
1,000 |
295 |
| Guava, strawberry-small- Psidium cattleianum |
1000 |
10 |
| Hibiscus – Red flower |
1,000 |
15 |
| Hibiscus – Rosella |
1,000 |
3 |
| Hibiscus – Yellow double |
2,000 |
3 |
| Horseradish |
1,000 |
5 |
| Ice cream tree – Inge edulis |
2,000 |
240 |
| Jacaranda |
500 |
2500 |
| Jackfruit |
1,000 |
50 |
| Japanese camphor |
500 |
20 |
| Jasmine – Lady of the night |
1,000 |
2 |
| Julbernardia globifora |
1,000 |
15 |
| Juniperus procera- Pencil cedar |
1,000 |
15 |
| Kalanchoe gastonis bonnieri Donkey ear |
500 |
2 |
| Katuk- high protein edible fresh leaf plant |
2,000 |
16 |
| Khaya nyasica – red mahogany |
2,000 |
500 |
| Kigelia africana – ‘Sausage tree’ |
1,000 |
35 |
| Lannea schweinfurthii ‘Eravande’ (Maasai) |
1,000 |
2 |
| Lavender |
2,000 |
125 |
| Lemon rootstock- fruit tree seedling Citrus |
1,000 |
1475 |
| Lemon thyme – indigenous |
500 |
15 |
| Lemongrass |
1,000 |
63 |
| Leucaena diversifolia – fodder tree seedling |
500 |
100 |
| Leucaena leucocephala |
500 |
510 |
| Loquat fruit tree Eriobotrya japonica |
1,000 |
200 |
| Macadamia nut |
2000 |
41 |
| Majoram – savory perennial spice |
500 |
15 |
| Malabar Chestnut – Pachira augusta |
2,000 |
500 |
| Mango rootstock- Mangifera indica |
1,000 |
103 |
| Markhamia lutea |
1,000 |
4800 |
| Melia azedarach upland neem |
500 |
20 |
| Musa sp. Cavandish banana -tissue culture |
2500 |
865 |
| Mint – herb for tea |
1,000 |
100 |
| Moringa oleifera- multipurpose medicinal |
500 |
300 |
| Mulberry (Mandela) – Morus alba- tree seedlings |
500 |
54 |
| ‘Ngoda’ – local indigenous – fruit tree Ladee |
1,000 |
4 |
| Olea africana – Oloirien |
3,000 |
300 |
| Olea carpesis – Loliondo |
1,000 |
2200 |
| Orchid – red -Epidendrum obrienianum |
1,000 |
65 |
| Orchid – yellow -Epidendrum obrienianum |
2,000 |
2 |
| Orchid – pink -Epidendrum obrienianum |
1,000 |
3 |
| Orbea lutea – miniature purple fetid succulent |
1,000 |
3 |
| Orbea lutea – pink fetid succulent |
1,000 |
5 |
| Oregano |
1,000 |
150 |
| Osyris lanceolata -African sandalwood |
2,000 |
350 |
| Oysternut – ‘kweme’ |
2,000 |
1 |
| Papaya – small sweet – fruit tree Carica papaya |
1,000 |
110 |
| Parsley – savory perennial spice |
500 |
25 |
| Passion Fruit – large – Passiflora quadrangularis |
1,000 |
1000 |
| Passion Fruit – purple Passiflora edulis |
1000 |
100 |
| Peace lily |
1,000 |
5 |
| Peach rootstock- Prunus persica |
1000 |
25 |
| Phylodendrum – small variegated |
1,000 |
5 |
| Phyllanthus niruri |
500 |
5 |
| Pilipili mbuzi – super hot pepper – Solanum sp. |
500 |
105 |
| Pine – Mexican weeping |
500 |
5 |
| Podranea brycei- indigenous pink flower climber |
1,000 |
5 |
| Podocarpus falcatus E.African Yellowwood |
1,000 |
150 |
| Pterocarpus angolensis – Mninga |
5,000 |
5 |
| Punica granatum – Pomegranate (kokomanga) |
1,000 |
30 |
| Raufolfia caffra – Msesewe |
500 |
6500 |
| Rosemary spice |
1,000 |
210 |
| Roses – small pink |
2,000 |
5 |
| Sage |
1,000 |
15 |
| Sansiviera sp. |
1,000 |
40 |
| Securidaca longipedunculata – Violet tree |
1000 |
5 |
| Senna alata |
1,000 |
5 |
| Senna siamea |
500 |
4 |
| Senna spectabilis |
500 |
178 |
| Sesbania sesban |
500 |
2300 |
| Snot apple |
1,000 |
15 |
| Snows of Kilimanjaro – euphorbia |
1,000 |
5 |
| Spearmint |
1,000 |
50 |
| Strawberry plants – Fragaria anasa |
2,000 |
525 |
| Strawberry – forest strawberry |
2000 |
115 |
| Succulent aloe-like |
1,000 |
5 |
| Succulent small foetida purple |
1,000 |
5 |
| Succulent star flower – foetida |
1,000 |
5 |
| Surinam cherry – small red fruit |
2000 |
5 |
| Syzygium guineense |
500 |
5 |
| Tamarindus indicus – fruit & shade tree |
1,000 |
4 |
| Tephrosia sp. – Fish poison tree |
500 |
5 |
| Terminalia brownii |
1,000 |
100 |
| Terminalia catappa |
1,000 |
40 |
| Terminalia sericea |
1,000 |
5 |
| Tithonia sp. |
500 |
5 |
| Thimbleberry – red – Rubus parviflora |
2,000 |
25 |
| Treculia – African breadfruit |
1,000 |
10 |
| Tree tomato – Cyphomandra betacea |
1,000 |
15 |
| Yellow bells – Tecoma stans |
500 |
5 |
| Zambarau – Java plum – Syzygium cuminii |
2,000 |
157 |
| Zanziviera sp. Small Olduvai |
1,000 |
25 |
| Ziziphus buffalo thorn |
1,000 |
10 |
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
― John Muir
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
― William Shakespeare
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.”
― Herman Hesse |
111_web_master_35View all listings
