Mayor Cecilia Patrón oversaw the progress made in the implementation of Air-Pot technology, a technique that allows for faster and healthier tree growth.
As part of the Mérida Verde strategy, Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada oversaw the progress made in the implementation of Air-Pot technology at the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve nursery. This innovative technique seeks to optimize tree production, improving tree survival and ensuring faster and healthier growth.
“With this high-tech system, the Mérida City Council is innovating in tree production, allowing each species to grow healthier, stronger, and faster,” stated the mayor, highlighting that with 2,000 Air-Pots, a higher survival rate will be guaranteed for trees destined for reforestation.
The Cuxtal Ecological Reserve nursery houses approximately 250,000 plants, including forest, fruit, and ornamental species, such as the maculí, oak, fern, orchids, and orange. These plants will be added to initiatives such as the Green Corridors and One Family, One Tree programs, which seek to increase green infrastructure in the city.
Raúl Escalante, Head of the Environment and Animal Welfare Unit, explained that Air-Pots allow for greater root aeration, promoting healthy roots that facilitate the growth of trees up to 3, 4, or 5 meters tall.
Furthermore, this container system improves the planting process and prevents surface roots that could damage the soil in public spaces such as parks, avenues, and green corridors. Air-Pots also have the advantage of being recyclable, with a useful life of between 8 and 10 years, allowing them to be reused in future productions.
The species cultivated in this system are mainly evergreens, such as ramon, chacté, oak, pich, ciricote, huaya del país, sour orange and mandarin, in addition to some ornamental specimens.
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