While the 2024 Trees for Survival planting season is still underway, behind the scenes their Propagation Coordinator is busy liaising with Nga Rakau and Te Whangai Nurseries and Tairāwhiti Campus at EIT. Seed that was carefully collected, collated, cleaned and sorted in December 2023 has been germinated, with seedlings now busy growing. Many seeds from NZ native plants require a period of cold stratification before germination will occur. Having these seeds germinated and grown at nurseries helps to ensure a consistent rate of germination and growth enabling 230 TfS schools to each receive approx. 900 seedlings in the next month, ready to begin the cycle of growing again!
