Spekboom at Haaspoort ,Kleinpoort & Steytlerville: News from DOCTOR GREEN CO2 John also at http:/...: "Learn About the CARBON FARMERS of the WORLD and how your lovely jersery of mohair comes from spekboom aka Portulacaria Afra. You can start..."
One can read reams of proven scientific data here :
Spekboom in scientific data reports proving the ability to collect carbon in humus in soil.
http://www.nmmu.ac.za/documents/richardcowling
/Thicket%20C%20storage_Mills_Austral%20Ecology.pdf
Spekboom used to fix soils and grasslands rehabilitated deserts of West Africa
http://westafrica2.iwmi.org/projects/Adoption%20Technology/Soil&WaterConservation/22-PortulacariaAfraCuttings.htm
Elsenberg probes the spekbooms potential here
http://www.elsenburg.com/agriprobe/2008/ej2008-3.pdf
Other bloggers also write about how spekboom sucks up CO2
Read about that here : http://www.urbansprout.co.za/spekboom_soaks_up_co2
Spekboom relates to yor carbon footprint plant spekboom imeediately on yourfarm or in your residential gardens and encourage your city municipality to plant it too.
http://www.carbonfootprintza.co.za/page/spekboom_project
Using spekboom also known as jade tree or pork bush http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/portulacaria2.html
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/portulacarafra.htm A plantza Pages details botanical data and information about SPEKBOOM and Portulcaria Afra
Plant Information
Common Name: PORKBUSH, ELEPHANTS FOOT, Spekboom (Afr), Intelezi (Zu), Igqwanitsha (Xho)Scientific Name: Portulacaria afra Description:
- Perennial
- Indigenous to South Africa
- Attractive evergreen succulent shrub/ small tree that can reach 1,5 – 2m in height when planted in the garden
- Has small round succulent leaves, red stems and bears tiny star-shaped pink flowers in late winter to spring
- Is found on rocky slopes and dry river valleys
- Full sun/ semi shade
- Can tolerate light frost when mature
- Makes a handsome and hardy bonsai
- Very attractive in modern triangular pots
- Has been indicated as a soil binder to prevent soil erosion
- The leaves are edible and have a sour or tart flavor.
- Put a leaf under your tongue when you are thirsty.
- Leaves and branches
- Animal Feed:
- Extremely drought resistant – good standby for farmers – it is a nourishing plant with a high moisture content.
- Source of ostrich feed.
- Backbone to the goat industry.
- Cattle and goats eat it.
- Heavily browsed by elephants and game - large buck like kudu.
- Highly favored by tortoises.
- Other:
- Valuable source of paper pulp.Submit Express Inc.Search Engine Optimization
