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Caranda Plum Carissa edulis Croton Tree Croton
dichogamus
Kenya Croton Croton White Cedar Cupressus
megalocarpus lusitanica
Common Casuarina spp. Kai Apple Dovyalis caffra
Ironwood
Milk Bush Euphorbia Cacao de Nance Gliricidia sepiunt
tirucalli
Mull Berry Morus alba Tickberry Lantana camara
Jelly Bean Parkinsonia Manila Pithecellobium
Tree aculeata Tamarind dulce
Mesquite Prosopis spp. Lemon Guava Psidium guajava
Luck Nut Thevetia Evergreen Ziziphus spp.
peruviana Shrub

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Plate 17: A cattle-proof sisal hedge also provides material for basket
making
Trees on soil-conservation structures

Spatial arrangement

Trees can be planted as biological soil-conservation measures (tree
strips), either in combination with grasses or alone. Trees alone are
effective enough only on gentle slopes (less than 8%). On steeper
slopes combinations with grasses are desirable.