We evaluated site
botanical horticultural tree, fruit, flowers, herbs suitability, early
survival, and growth performance for sphatodia, poducarpus falcatus (zigba,
Albiza gummifera (sasa, militellia ferugina, yehabesha tid, cordia africana
(Wanza) terminalia, Hibicus rosasinensis and wet land
plant green ditch plant supply and plant healthy species Juniperus
procera, Olea europaea subsp. cus-
Vachellia abyssinica,
Hagenia abyssinica, and Afrocarpus falcatus in the urban
landscape of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Landscape greenery can involve planting
avariety of greenery tree and plants optionally for enhancing exsiting
tree landscape abed of shade tolerant plants ground cover
or flowers plants around the tree base or using mulch to create alush atidy
look everegreen ayear around green foliage exsiting tree
Methods: The MaxEnt model was used to evaluate site suitability for the 13
indigenous species. For the early survival study, experimental plots were
estab-lished and 500 seedlings, 100 seedlings for each species, were planted on
2024 July 15 and monitored until 2024 ending and starting to 2025 February 30
for a total of 1years of 365 days. Silvicultural activities such as
mulching, weeding, and watering were conducted. Every 45 days, measurements of
height, root collar diameter (RCD), death, damage, wilting, and defoliation
were recorded. Results: The result of the study indicated that the Addis Ababa
area is well to moderately suitable to grow the 5 species. Mean survival rates
marginally declined over the course of 365 days, from 99.6% at 45 days
after planting to 90.4% at 365 days after planting. Eighteen V. abyssinica
seedlings were found to be dead. Wild animals browsed and damaged 45% of O.
europaea seedlings. H. abyssinica had the highest growth
performance. The study shows that, relative to the other 4 species, V.
abys-sinica had a greater number of wilted, defoliated, and dead seedlings.
Conclusion: Each of the 5 species had a high rate of early survival and found
the urban environment to be suitable. This result will assist in the shift away
from planting only exotic tree species in green spaces and encourage the
presence of indigenous tree species.