| Several varieties of Eucalyptus were planted there, as: “grandis”, “saligna”
and also the real hardwood “Citriodora”.
Eventually
to assist with the maintenance of the farm,
Eucalyptus logs, poles, timber, firewood and
Christmas trees were sold in Sao Paulo. Due to difficulties in obtaining Cunninghamia seedlings locally, in order to expand the Christmas trees operation,Edwin William Hering contacted a friend,in Hong Kong John Patrick Holman,who promptly provided “Cunninghamia “seeds which he kepte in a fridge in California, until Mr. Hering came to the US for picking them up. The germination of these were extremely satisfactory. |
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But that very year
Mr.Hering “discovered” little Cunninghamia seedlings
in the oldest China-fir groves. From then on
became a routine, transplanting the tiny seedlings
into trays and in a period of 2 ½ years these were planted permanently into a properly prepared open area.
After being harvested as Christmas
trees,during 2 decades, these groves became
populated by huge Cunninghamias, due to the proper
care dedicated to the sprouts which grew from the
stumps of the harvested Christmas trees. Some of
these big trees can be seen at the left side
(photo below).
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