The trees were planted on the Finca Las Mercedes - Comunidad Victoria - Departamento de Caldas, Colombia
At Finca Las Mercedes, conventional agriculture was transformed into a nature reserve and a "permaculture" farm.
The tree was planted on: 23.04.2025 planted.
The tree is a(n) Bursera simaruba — „Indio desnudo / Gumbo-limbo“; Role: pioneer tree, fast-growing, important for habitat and seed food for birds. Tabebuia / Handroanthus spp. (e.g. Tabebuia rosea / Handroanthus chrysanthus) — trumpet tree / ipe species; Role: distinctive flowering tree, tree crown builder, valuable for pollinators. Aspidosperma polyneuron (and other Aspidosperma) — wood-forming, often threatened species; Role: important tree species for structure and long-term stratification (perennial tree species). Talisia stricta (and other Sapindaceae); Role: common in inventories of the dry Magdalena forest — part of the natural composition. Ceiba pentandra (Ceiba / Kapok), Swietenia / Cedrela (Cedro / Mahogany relatives); Role: long-term catalysts for crown structure; specifically planted (with proof of origin). Fruit and Nut Trees (e.g. Mangifera indica – Mango, various Annona species); Role: socio-economic benefit for communities, promoting acceptance and mixing of vegetation.
Coordinates of the tree: Longitude -74.8448753357 and latitude 5.36736511796
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