Planting fruit trees near other trees gives them a better chance of survival. Only select tree species can survive the mountain tops with strong sun and poorer soil.
Mostly, we’ve been transplanting sed, mango, cashew, cacao, and tamarind trees. However, we have a thousand fwenn trees growing in the nursery with And many more fwenn seeds dried and waiting to be planted in the nursery.
Fwenn is an amazing indigenous hardwood that can grow quite well in our area, especially high on mountaintops. It’s also a beloved tree by Haitians and has a longer lifespan since grazing animals don’t try to eat it.
With more consistent funding, we’d be able to prioritize growing fween seedlings and plant tens of thousands along with fruit trees all over the local areas.
