Seedling production
Seedling production
The seedlings at Viveiro Florestal Copaíba are produced from seeds collected in forest fragments in the region. More than 400 thousand seedlings of native trees from the Atlantic Forest are produced here annually, which supply the forest restoration projects of Copaíba itself and also of partners.
To date, VFC has produced more than 3 million seedlings 160 species of trees native to the Atlantic Forest.
the nursery
Since 2001, Viveiro Florestal Copaíba (VFC) has been supplying Atlantic Forest restoration initiatives by the organization itself and by landowners in the municipalities located in the hydrographic basins of the Peixe and Camanducaia rivers. Located in the city of Socorro (SP), attached to the headquarters and RPPN of Copaíba.
Currently, VFC has the capacity to produce 500,000 seedlings a year, cared for by a team of six women and one man. It produces more than 130 species of trees native to the Atlantic Forest, all from seeds collected in the native forests of the region.
Main benefits
- Great variety of native tree species from the regional Atlantic Forest (fruit, noble, medicinal, honey, fauna attractions, species that help in the conservation of springs, among others)
- Seedlings always available to meet the needs of partners
- Provision of “donations” for some of Copaíba’s forest restoration programs
- Deep connection of the team with each plant, from the collection and processing of seeds, to the development of the seedlings to be released for planting
- Guidance for landowners on species and forest restoration in the areas;
- Raising society's awareness of the importance of conserving native flora.
what we offer
- sale from small amounts up to thousands of seedlings for the general public, with collection at the nursery or at strategic points in the city of Socorro (SP) by appointment;
- Personalized service with species indication to meet the needs and potentials of the area (whether SAF, spring recovery, soil fertility recovery, honey species to help with honey production, for wildlife conservation)
- calculation of environmental compensation, according to the seedlings acquired;
- Through forest restoration projects, we promote donations of seedlings to the areas of registered and selected owners;
- In the program Gift Tree you can offer or open a campaign to collect native trees from the Atlantic Forest as a gift (for birthdays, Christmas, graduation, whenever you wish!).
Species produced
Among the species produced are the noble ones, such as pau-marfim, guatambu, peroba-rosa and jequitibá; fruit trees, such as pitanga, araçá, uvaia, baúna, gabiroba; the melliferous ones, which include pata-de-vaca, angico-branco, sandpaper, capixingui; ornamental ones, such as mulungu, guaiçara, yellow ipê; and medicinal, such as jatobá, carobinha, espinheira-santa.
On our website you will find photos and descriptions of 110 species of native trees produced.
Seedling production process