Tag Archives: Indigenous Trees  Another week at the Colobus
Trust…  Last week we continued planting more indigenous trees.
Our aim is to plant 200 trees at the current plot site that we
have been targeting and we have already planted over 100 trees
at this site and even more at other sites in the area. These
efforts will help reestablish the continuous forest in Diani.
This has not been an easy task as in many areas coral has proven
to be a challenge to dig into. The Diani forests, known as coral
rag forests, exist on large and deep beds of coral- it means
that slow-growing indigenous trees have a tough time unless we
can dig a big enough hole for their roots. We are also
encouraging Diani residents to plant indigenous trees on their
property to assist us in our project.  Some of the trees we're
planting in Diani  Some of the trees we're planting in Diani  We
have also made labels to attach to the trees so that we can
identify and track them. The aim is to collect data on the
progress of different species and