Suffisantweg Project

For our third urban guerilla project, a collection of 35 Acacia sieberiana trees will be planted along Suffisantweg. Cassia oligophylla, a lovely shrub with blueish leaves and rich yellow flowers that thrives in dry climates will be used as an accent to the trees.

More information coming soon

Get a better picture of our project planning below from start to finish.

June 8, 2019

SEEDS SOWN

Seeds were planted in pots and monitored for a period of 1 year.

February 2, 2020

PLANTING DAY

25 saplings, approximately 1.5 meters tall to be planted on Schottegatweg Zuid with a spacing of 20 meters.

February 16, 2020

1 YEAR MONITOR

The 10 trees will be monitored for watering, pests, pruning, etc every 2 weeks, for one year.

February 2, 2021

PROJECT COMPLETE

Trees should be mature and thriving on their own.

Animal Sanctuary

Bee Favorite

Strong Branches

Beautiful Flowers

Benefits of Samanea Saman

Medicinal

A decoction of the inner bark and fresh leaves is used as a treatment for diarrhea. A brew of small sections of the bark is taken to treat stomach-ache. A crude aqueous or alcoholic extract of the leaves is observed to have an inhibiting effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The alkaloid fraction of the leaves is effective on the CNS and PNS. An infusion of the leaves is used as a laxative. The fruit decoction is used as a CNS-sedative. The seeds are chewed for treating a sore throat.

Animal Feed

The mesocarp of the pod of S. saman contains a sweet nutritious pulp which smells of honey when the pods are broken.

Containing 12-18% crude protein and highly digestible (40% digestibility), the pods are a good source of proteins, carbohydrates and minerals for livestock.

Products

The sticky sweet-flavoured pulp of the pods is often eaten by children and can be used in fruit drinks.

The wood of S. saman is strong, very durable, with a light yellow sapwood and rich dark chocolate-brown heartwood.

The rich color and beautiful grain of the heartwood, makes it highly prized for furniture, panelling, decorative veneers, turnery, platters, and other handicrafts.

Progress

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