Introduction

Kenya Forestry Seed Centre (KFSC) is part of the Tree Seed

Programme at Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI). KFSC
is mandated to provide certified site appropriate, high quality tree
seed in sufficient quantities.
Since its establishment in 1985, the Centre has been involved in
collecting, processing, testing and distributing high quality tree
seeds. . Seeds are collected from established seed orchards and
selected seed stands of both exotic and indigenous tree species in
all the ecological zones of Kenya.
The Centre has a well equipped laboratory and specialized staff
who carry out seed quality tests for germination, purity, moisture
content and weight in accordance with the International Seed
Testing Association (ISTA) protocols to ensure the required
standards. The Centre is also a registered seed merchant by the
Kenya Plant Health Inspection Service (KEPHIS).
This Tree Seed Catalogue February 2014 has been Revisedfor the
Centres existing and potential clients such as the Kenya Forest
Service (KFS), individual farmers, Non Governmental Organizations
(NGOs) and others involved in tree planting programmes. This
should enhance our seed distribution and enable us to serve our
customers even better. The Catalogue has both domestic and
international prices. Seed can be ordered in varying quantities
to meet clients requirements. Information on seed handling and
sowing is provided for most of the seeds. This information is also
available in all the KFSC distribution Centres and on request by
any client before, during and after seed purchase.

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Export (US $)

Acacia abyssinica
Acacia brevispica

1200

40

1000

40

Acacia drepanolobium
Acacia elatior
Acacia gerrardii
Acacia horrida
Acacia kirkii
Acacia lahai
Acacia mangium
Acacia mearnsii
Acacia melanoxolyn
Acacia mellifera
Acacia nilotica
Acacia nubica
Acacia polyacantha
Acacia reficiens
Acacia Senegal
Acacia seyal
Acacia sieberiana
Acacia tortilis
Acacia xanthopholea
Acacia zanzibarica
Acokanthera schimperi
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Adansonia digitata

1500

40

2000

50

1500

40

1000

40

1500

50

1000

40

4000

100

1000

40

1000

50

2000

50

1000

40

800

40

2000

40

800

50

2000

40

2000

40

1500

50

2000

40

3500

70

800

50

1500

50

2500

50

1000

40

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Export (US $)

Adenanthera pavonina

3500

40

Afzelia quanzensis

2000

50

Albizia coriaria
Albizia grandibracteata
Albizia gummifera
Albizia lebbeck
Albizia lophantha
Albizia procera
Allophylus abyssinicus
Araucaria angustifolia
Araucaria cunninghamii
Atriplex numularia
Azanza garckeana
Balanites aegyptiaca
Balanites orbicularis
Balanites wilsoniana
Berchemia discolor
Bischofia javanica
Brachychiton acerifolium
Brachylaena huillensis
Brachystegia speciformis
Caesalpinia volkensii
Calliandra calothyrsus
Callistemon citrinus
Callistemon lanceolatus

3000

40

3500

50

3500

50

3000

40

2000

40

2000

40

1200

40

1500

20

2000

50

600

40

1500

40

1000

50

1000

30

600

40

2000

40

2700

70

3000

50

5000

100

1000

40

3500

50

3000

70

4000

100

4000

100

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Export (US $)

Callistemon viminalis
Callitris robusta

3000

100

1000

100

Calodendrum capense
Casearia battiscombe
Casuarina equisetifolia
Casuarina jughuniana
Celtis africana
Chorisia speciosa
Chorisia ventricosa
Combretum schumannii
Combretum zeyheri
Commiphora baluensis
Conocorpus lancifolius
Cordeuxia edulis
Cordia africana
Cordia monoica
Cordia sinensis
Craibia brownii
Croton macrostachyus
Croton megalocarpus
Cryptomeria japonica
Cupressus lusitanica (SSS)
Cupressus lusitanica (SO)
Cupressus pyramidalis
Dalbergia melanoxylon
Delonix elata
Delonix regia

1500

40

3500

60

5000

100

5000

100

3500

70

2000

60

2000

60

800

40

800

30

4000

50

1000

60

3000

100

2000

50

2500

60

2000

40

1000

30

2000

40

1000

40

2000

150

3500

70

5000

150

5000

70

1000

100

4000

60

1000

40

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Dialium orientale
Dichostachys cinerea
Diospyros abyssinica
Diospyros cornii
Diospyros mespiliformis
Diospyros scabra
Dobera glabra
Dodonea viscosa
Dombeya torrida
Dovyalis abyssinica
Dovyalis caffra
Drypetes gerradii
Ehretia cymosa
Entada abyssinica
Erythrina abyssinica
Erythrina burttii
Erythrophloeum guineese
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (SSS)
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (SO)
Eucalyptus ficifolia
Eucalyptus globulus
Eucalyptus grandis (SSS)
Eucalyptus grandis (SO)
Eucalyptus maculata
Eucalyptus paniculata
Eucalyptus regnans
Eucalyptus saligna (SSS)

Export (US $)

1500

40

2000

50

1500

40

1500

30

2000

100

1500

40

1000

40

800

40

5000

60

4000

100

2000

100

1500

40

3500

50

800

30

5000

70

3000

50

1500

30

3500

70

5000

200

5000

100

5000

100

3500

100

5000

150

3500

100

4000

100

5000

100

3000

100

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Export (US $)

Eucalyptus saligna (SO)

Eucalyptus urophylla

5000

200

4000

100

Eucalyptus urophylla
Faidhebia albida
Faurea saligna
Flacourtia indica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Gardenia volkensii
Gmelina arborea
Grevillea robusta
Grewia discolor
Grewia villosa
Gliricidia sepium
Gyrocarpus americanus
Hagenia abyssinica
Hakea saligna
Harungana madagascariensis
Hymenaea verrucosa
Hyphaene compressa
Hyphaene coriacea
Jacaranda mimiosifolia
Jatropha curcas
Juniperus procera
Khaya anthotheca
Kigelia africana
Lannea elata

4000

100

3500

70

4000

80

2500

60

1000

40

1000

40

2000

50

5000

105

1000

40

1000

40

4000

50

1200

70

2500

50

5000

120

2000

65

1000

40

500

20

500

20

4000

60

1000

40

2000

70

1500

50

2000

40

1500

40

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Export (US $)

Lawsonia inermis
Leucaena diversifolia

1500

60

2000

50

Leucaena leucocephala
Leucaena pallida
Leucaena trichandra
Maesopsis eminii
Markhamia lutea
Melia azedarach
Melia volkensii
Melia volkensii (SO)
Melia volkensii (Nuts)
Milicia excelsa
Milletia dura
Mimusops kummel
Moringa oleifera
Moringa stenopetala
Myrianthus holstii
Mystroxylon aethiopicum
Newtonia buchananii
Newtonia hildebrandtii
Newtonia paucijuga
Ocotea usambarensis
Olea capensis ssp .hochstetteri
Olea capensis ssp .welwitchii
Olea europaea ssp. africana
Paramacrolobium coeruleum

1500

40

2000

70

2500

50

1000

40

2000

70

2500

40

4000

100

6000

150

800

30

5000

100

2000

50

1000

60

1500

40

3000

60

4000

60

1500

40

3500

40

3500

40

1000

25

5000

50

3000

70

3500

50

3000

50

1000

40

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Parkinsonia aculeata
Phoenix reclinata
Piliostigma thonningii
Pinus caribaea
Pinus patula (SSS)
Pinus patula (SO)
Pinus radiata
Pithecellobium dulce
Podocarpus falcatus
Polyscias fulva
Polyscias kikuyuensis
Premna maxima
Pyracantha angustifolia
Schinus molle
Sclerocarya birrea
Senna siamea
Senna spectabilis
Sesbania grandiflora
Sesbania sesban
Spathodea campanulata
Strychnos henningsii
Syncarpia laurifolia
Tamarindus indica
Teclea nobilis
Tecoma stans
Tectona grandis

Export
(US $)

1000

60

1000

40

800

40

5000

100

5000

60

7000

200

5000

100

1000

40

1500

40

4000

70

4000

70

3500

50

4000

50

1500

50

600

40

2000

60

1500

60

1500

40

1500

50

3500

70

2000

40

3000

65

2000

50

3000

50

5000

55

1000

40

Price per Kilogram

Species

Local (Kshs)

Export
(US $)

Terminali mentalis

1200

50

Terminalia brownii (Extracted)

3000

60

800

20

800

40

1500

40

800

40

1000

40

3500

70

2500

40

1500

50

1500

40

1000

40

1200

70

1000

40

1000

40

1000

40

Terminalia brownii (fruits)

Terminalia prunoides
Terminalia spinosa
Thevetia peruviana
Tipuana tipu
Tristinia conferta
Vangueria madagascariensis
Vangueria madagascariensis
Vitex payos
Ximenia americana
Zanthoxylum gilletii
Ziziphus abyssinica
Ziziphus mauritiana
Ziziphus mucronata

The following seeds can only be supplied on demand as they are

recalcitrant (sensitive to desiccation) and are therefore not kept in
storage. Orders should be made one month prior to the expected
seed ripening/collection period.

Species

Price
per Kilogram
Local
(Kshs)

Collection
Period

Export
(US $)

Aningeria adolfi-friederici
Antiaris toxicaria

1500

40

April-June

4000

40

May-June

Azadirachta indica
Boscia angustifolia
Boscia coriacea
Ekebergia capensis
Funtumia africana
Garcinia livingstonei
Manilkara sansibarensis
Oldfieldia somalensis
Podocarpus latifolius
Prunus africana
Salvadora persica
Syzygium guineense
Trichilia emetica
Warburgia ugandensis

1500

50

April-June

2000

30

Dec./Jan.

2000

30

Dec./Jan.

3000

35

May-June

2000

50

Oct-Dec.

3000

35

April-June

1500

50

April-June

2500

30

Oct-Dec.

2000

50

May-June

2500

50

April-June

1500

45

Oct-Dec.

2500

40

April-June

2500

40

Oct-Dec.

3000

60

April-June

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Contacts
The Enterprise Manager
Kenya Forestry Research Institute,
P.O. Box 20412-00200, Nairobi
Tel: 0729 058 034 / 020 2365175 / 0722 154 414
Email: enterprise@kefri.org / enterpriseoffice3@gmail.com
Website: www.kefri.org
Our face book page @ KEFRI Enterprises

The Seed Manager

Kenya Forestry Seed Centre
P.O Box 20412-00200 Nairobi
Tel: 0723 500 176
enterprise@kefri.org

Regional Director
Coast Eco-Region Research Programme-Gede
P.O. Box 1078-80200, Malindi
Tel: 020-2386358
Email: cdgede@kefri.org

Regional Director
Rift ValleyEco-Region Research Programme
P.O. Box 382-20203, Londiani
Tel:020-2172567
Email: cdlondiani@kefri.org
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Regional Director
Lake Victoria Basin Eco-Region Research Programme
P.O. Box 25199-40108, Kisumu
Tel, 0739684, 019
Email: cdmaseno@kefri.org

Regional Director - Karura

Forest Products Research Centre
P.O Box 64636-00200, Nairobi
Tel: 0733 764 726
Email: cdkarura@kefri.org

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