How to Plant Falcata Trees

Guide:

            Planting a Falcata most take place as soon as “wet season” to established and as long as “before dry season”. Do not plant during “dry season”, unless you have a good irrigation.

MATERIALS TO BE USED:

1.     Shovel – For digging, lifting and bulk materials.

2.     Crowbar -

3.     Billhook – For cutting small woody materials.

4.     Bolo

5.     Fertilizer (Chicken Manure, Urea)

6.  Falcata Seedlings

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FOLLOW THIS STEP:

STEP #1:

A.    Prepare the area planting.

B.     Clear the land by cutting or spraying herbicide

C.     Remove unwanted trees.

STEP #2:

Dig holes approximately 4-inch x 4-inch and 5-inch deep with 2mx2m.

STEP #3:

Put mixture of “chicken manure” and “urea” in the bottom (1 handful of chicken manure and 1 scoop in a can (sardines) urea)

STEP #4:

A.    Cover the chicken manure with 1-inch top soil.

B.     Be sure to cover with soil to avoid roots from being rotten due to heat coming from decomposed manure.

READY FOR PLANTING:

1.     Prepare the Falcata Seedlings.

2.     Water the falcata before transplanting

3.     Remove the plastic bag and ensure the roots are not shaken loose during transplanting.

4.     Place the falcata seedling in the hole.

5.     Cover the falcata with soil and press gently to ensure the soil is firm around the seedling.

6.     Water the transplanted falcata seedling.

CARE AND MAINTAINANCE:

1.     Put a stick made of Bamboo beside falcata and tie falcata to bamboo stick for straight growth.

2.     Round weed young trees regularly

3.     Irrigated and much young trees during dry season.

4.     Trim branches of falcatas regularly but avoid trimming young trees during dry season to avoid young trees from heat stress.

è Expect harvest in 5 years if good care well maintained.