SPECIES PREFERENCE AND SEEDLING SURVIVAL OF TREE PLANTATION USED IN FINCHA VALLEY, WESTERN ETHIOPIA

Advisor: Fekadu Gurmessa (Phd) ABSTRACT Fincha Valley was found in Ethiopia which is located in the North Western part of Addis Ababa. The comparative studies of the survival pattern of the planted tree species in Fincha Valley in July 2015 E.C. to identify the survived and not survived planted tree species in the Factory and its vicinity. During the planting of trees, there were four different types of tree seedlings with 90,620 in total population. The total number of tree species by their scientific and registered the surviving planted tree species in the study period (October - April 2015 E.C.). The paper also contains the survival percentage of each tree species and the growth rate of four species in the study period. The overall survival percentage of each planted tree species and the relative growth rate in height of four tree species were measured in the study periods. The study aimed to identify the species preferences and seedling survival of Grevillea robusta, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Jacaranda mimosifolia, and Jacaranda mimosifolia. This work concludes that, despite the poor nutrient status of the site, the growth performance and survival percentage of the four indigenous tree species were reasonably good, indicating the potential of indigenous trees to grow on degraded sites provided that intensive management, along with the provision of water during the hot, dry season is maintained. Keywords: Survival pattern, Survival percentage, and Relative growth rate