Setting Up A Tree Nursery

1. Gain knowledge on growing trees in your region
2. Decide what tree species to grow
3. Find an appropriate site
4. Prepare the site
5. Get seeds or seedlings
6. Prepare the seedbeds or pots
7. Prepare an action plan

Further reading

Rooting cuttings of tropical trees
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/AD231E/AD231E00.HTM
Raising seedlings of tropical trees
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/006/AD230E/AD230E00.HTM
Growing good tropical trees for planting
http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/ad228e/ad228e00.htm
Preparing to plant tropical trees
http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/ad229e/AD229E04.htm
Growing Trees and Gardens for Life
http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/library/listdetails.asp?id=50137
The UNEP Billion Tree Campaign
http://www.unep.org/BILLIONTREECAMPAIGN/
The Green Belt Movement Kenya
http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/

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