Replanting the burnt Mkussu Forest
Tanzania87.8 Quality Score
This project aims to restore the Mkussu Nature Forest Reserve, one of the nine forest reserves in Lushoto District, after it was damaged by fire. The project focuses on replanting indigenous tree species to rehabilitate the burnt areas, helping to revive this important ecosystem at Usambara Region located in Northern part of Tanzania .
Fast growing and soil fertilizing species
These trees are strong and easy to grow. Commonly planted in large quantities, they build the base of a plantation system.
Avicennia marina
Grey Mangrove
Ceriops tagal
Indian mangrove
Rhizophora mucronata
Mangrove
Sonneratia alba
Mangrove Apple
Acacia nilotica
Babul
Lumnitzera racemosa
White-flowered black mangrove
Newtonia buchananii
Mufumoti
Albizia gummifera
Peacock flower
Croton megalocarpus
Croton / Croton tree
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Black mangrove
Xylocarpus granatum
Mangrove Cannonball Tree
Rauvolfia caffra
Quinine tree
Maesopsis eminii
Musizi: Umbrella tree
Fruit and medicinal species
These trees produce the most delicious fruits or very useful ingredients for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
Bridelia micrantha
Mitzeerie
Mangifera Indica
Mango
Syzygium guineense
Mzambarau (SWAHILI)
Macadamia jansenii
Makadamia
Ocotea usambarensis
East African camphorwood
Tamarindus indica
Tamarind
Ficus sur
Cape fig
Rare and magnificent species
Some trees impress by their sheer size or longevity, while others hold their particular beauty from their inner fight against the threats of extinction that loom upon them.
Afrocarpus usambarensis
African yellow-wood
Pterocarpus angolensis
Mukwa
Ficus thonningii
Strangler fig
Prunus africana
African Cherry
Swietenia macrophylla
Big Leaf Mahogany
Markhamia lutea
Markhamia
Heritiera littoralis
Looking-glass mangrove
Khaya senegalensis
African Mahogany
Albizia schimperiana
Large-podded albizia
Milicia excelsa
Iroko
Afzelia quanzensis
Pod mahogany
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