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INTRODUCTION
Paraná Green Nursery is a producer and exporter of native South American Trees and Palm Trees.
Right from the beginning the company established itself in the export trade and is now a supplier of nurseries in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, China and USA.
Our specimen trees are adorning municipalities, resorts, country clubs, real estate developments, golf courses, farms and collector’s homes. Lately Paraná Green is also supplying large trees to local Argentine clients for the same purposes as afore mentioned.
Our team prepares large specimens according to international standards so that they arrive at destination and can be transplanted in good condition after a long journey overseas. These same standards are followed to supply our clients in Argentina.
When we select specimens for our clients we not only considered their beauty and ornamental quality but also their vigor and health so that they can be transplanted successfully.
CONCEPT
Our Nursery specializes in large plants so that our clients need not wait 10 or 20 years to achieve a fully grown park.
Our company has a commitment with the environment of our region, having multiplied many native plants from seed and at the same time carries out a program that rescues native palm trees that are being removed to free land for agriculture.
In 2002 our company was responsible for the largest rescue of native palms trees (Butia yatay) that where going be burned and removed from their natural habitat to give room for agricultural land.
The company is also working on a project named “Bosques del Futuro” (Forests of the Future) whose aim is to cultivate native hardwoods such as Cedar and Ipé and several other species that until now have been heavily extracted from natural forests.
Plant description:
NATIVE PALMS:
BUTIA YATAY - Butia yatay
This beautiful native Argentine feather palm has long pinnate leaves that arch towards the ground. The trunk can grow up to 20 meters and tolerates low temperatures, cold hardy to -12ºC.
Similar to Butia capitata but with taller thicker trunks. In the savannas of the Province of Corrientes or the Palmar de Colon National Park it is normal to find specimens of 200 to 300 years
Other species in the Butia family are B. eriospatha, B. paraguayensis, B. pupurascens, B. archeri, B. arenicola, B. bonnetti, B. microspadix.
Prefers full sun but can grow in moderate shade where fronds grow longer, thinner and less compact than under the sun.
Most of the yatay grow in well drained sandy soils of moderate fertility. Once transplanted to gardens with fertile soil and irrigation the palm develops a larger canopy.
It is very sought after by Europe, China but only recently it is been appreciated in Argentina since it tolerates drought and saline winds that make ideal from farms or beach front properties.
Syagrus romanzoffiana – QUEEN PALM
Know also as Queen Palm in the United States this palm grows also naturally in several environments close to the Paraná River and or tributaries.
It is highly appreciated for it’s fast growth smooth attractive trunk and long feather canopy of leaves.
Tolerates -7º C and grows in many types of soils, from very sandy to very heavy but with good organic matter an high fertility, requiring more frequent irrigation than the Butia.
Copernicia alba: PALMA BLANCA. PALMA COLORADA
Widely distributed in colonies trough the sabanas of the Argentine Chaco, Brazil and Paraguay this palmated leaves palm grows in lowlands and tolerates higher ph and salinity.
Once pruned of the leave stalks when young it is a very attractive plant that can also be kept in containers. When the trunk reaches 3 meters the leave stalks fall leaving a smooth pale trunk.
The Palma colorada (red heart) trunk is very strong and can be used for construction including sea bed poles.
Trithrinax campestris
Very decorative and rustic palm with multiple trunks that grows in several environments of Central and Northern Argentina. In nature and without fire the plant can grow up o 8 meters and keep the dry leaves attached down to the ground.
It is slow to grow but tolerates cold temperatures down to -12ºC to -15ºC.
In Argentina there are other members of this genus such a T. biflabellata, T. Schizophylla and T. brasiliensis.
NON NATIVE PALMS:
Phoenix canariensis
Phoenix dactilifera
Washingtonia robusta
Washingtonia filífera
CYCAS - Cycas revolutta
NATIVE TREES:
Chorisia speciosa - Palo Borracho With pink flowers from the Northeast of Argentina.
Chorisia insignis – Palo Borracho: With white flowers from the Northwest of Argentina.
These majestic trees can develop trunks 8 of meters perimeter when they grow isolated or in forests of smaller trees.
It is highly regarded as specimen for Golf courses or any focus point in park designs.
The shape of their trunks and large flowers make it one of the most singular and attractive trees. Paraná Green specializes in very large specimens of these 2 species.
Erythrina cristagalli – SEIBO
The red flower of this tree is the national flower of Argentina.
Grows in wet heavy soils and also in well drained soils as well.
When mature the trunks formed very interesting shapes that make it a very decorative specimen.
Phytolacca dioica – OMBÚ
The original habitat of this tree is the northeast forest f Argentina where it grows elongated an elongated trunk.
Once planted in open spaces grows a very wide trunk with peculiar shapes as can be seen in several old parks of Buenos Aires.
Schinus sp.- AGUARIBAY
Originated in the Center and Northwest of Argentina this tree grows in dry areas closet o rivers and produces a fruit similar in shape and taste to pepper for which is named also “false pepper”.
Jacaranda mimosifolia - JACARANDA
This beautiful tree of purple or violet flowers grows naturally in the jungles of Northwest Argentina. One of the most attractive large flowering trees together with the Tabebuias. Once established and after the trunk reaches a certain caliber it can tolerate frosts.
During the late XIX century European designers came to decorate parks and estancias in Buenos Aires they introduced mainly foreign plants they were familiar with at home and only the native Jacaranda, Tipuana Tipu, Chorisias and Phytolacca were planted. Many other beautiful trees such as Tabebuias or native palms were not planted probably because of lack of knowledge and long distances to bring seedlings. Nowadays native palms and trees are exported and also finally planted as ornamentals in Argentina.
Tipuana tipu - TIPA
This tree is native to the Northwest Forests and develops a very tall canopy with small yellow flowers .
In Avenues of Buenos Aires old specimens planted on both sides can close in on top at 10 to 20 meters above ground. Widely used in Europe for street borders.
Peltophorum dubium - IBIRÁ PITÁ
Grows in the Northeast of Argentina with striking yellow flowers that in summer can cover all the top of the Canopy. Flowers stand up as chandeliers above the foliage. The local Guaraní name relates to the red color of the Word.
Tabebuia sp
LAPACHO ROSADO. With pink, white or red flowers
LAPACHO AMARILLO: With yellow flowers.
All the Tabebuias produce magnificent and dense flowers announcing the end of the winter season.
In Argentina there are 7 species natural to the Northeast and Northwest forests.
It can grow south in Buenos Aires taking the same care as for jacaranda due to less tolerance to frost when young.
It is considered a noble hardwood of great quality of it wood commonly known as Ipé in the Northern hemisphere.
Salix Humboldtiana - SAUCE CRIOLLO
It is the only native willow of Argentina with elongated leaves that turn yellow before fall. It can grow in different environments since it can be found growing naturally in the Patagonia or the subtropical north.
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