These are the results of planting Espina trees for Aguas Andinas in Fundo El Rutal, Comuna de Til Til, Chile
1. Planting a project for Aguas Andinas in Fundo El Rutal, comuna de Til Til Chile
2. The planting is done in January 2012, in the middle of their summer
3. This is the size of the plants January 2012
4. Fourty Groasis waterboxxes with Espina trees (Acacia caven) are planted
5. This soil is sensible for collapsing after receiving water
6. Therefore sometimes the soil and the box do not connect causing the wick to dry out
7. There is a control group of one year old watered two weekly
8. Because of the collapsing the soil shrinks causing secundary roots to break
9. This is the size of the trees planted with the Waterboxx® 8 weeks after planting a growth in length of 5 cm per week
10. Survey March 2012 protection against animals with chicken wire
11. The plants have grown approximately 40 cm in 8 weeks
12. A test to protect against animals with cola bottles
13. Plant size January 2012
14. Plant size March 2012
15. We prune the plants to one straight stem
16. Detail of pruning
17. Two pruned trees of each 40 cm after 8 weeks
18. We start a trial to protect against animals with a plastic cover instead of chicken wire this is much cheaper
19. We make some openings to create ventilation
20. We put the sleeve around the first tree
21. We put a sleeve around the second tree
22. We put a stick in the middle
23. Then the covers are connected with wire
24. Final result of animal protection for a cost price of 1 cent per cover
25. Ms. Annika Schuettler measures the weekly growth rate
26. She uses the same pen every week as a comparison
27. Making the picture for the report with growth results
28. Mr. Nelson Abrigo project manager and Ms. Annika Schuettler Groasis distributor for Chile greet you