Grevillea Robusta - 450 dead trees and 5 years of failure. Now I know how to grow them...

2017 20 planted 0% survival rate
2018 100 planted 10% survival rate
2019 200 planted 10% suvival rate
2020 100 planted 20% survival rate
2021 20 planted 50%
2022 10 planted 100% survival rate
2023 10 planted 100% survival rate
challange:
1. not enough water
2. sesonal grazing of cows
3. termites killing the trees through debarking
4. mulching attracting termites
Adjustment:
1. Planting were no grazing accures.
2. Planting were the land is most fertile.
3. Planting were moisture is higher (swales)
uses:
+ leaves foder for livestock during drought.
+ traditional toothbrush (mswaki/miswak)
+ great firewood.
+ timber.
+ flower a great forage for bees.
+ big trees gives shade even during dryspell.
+ Trees seedlings are available in most tree nurseries in Kenya.
cons:
- wood liked by termites.
- tree not native to Kenya.

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