With the support of the Embassy of Japan in Armenia, we’ve built a second 500m2 greenhouse in the “Benjamin Gumuchdjian” nursery in Gugark. New greenhouse has a production capacity of 122.400 close-roots seedlings. Our new and large greenhouse is an important addition to our facilities and a great support to our reforestation action.
The greenhouse allows growing species that are hard to cultivate in the nursery, as well as earlier planting in the fall season or later planting in the spring.
In cooperation with the Agrarian State University, we built a greenhouse in front of Vanadzor branch main building. This greenhouse has a dual function: the major part is dedicated to growing tree seedlings in containers, and another part serves for educational and research purposes for students and professors of the university.
Tree seedlings grown here are more viable. The main idea is that during the entire growth and planting process of the tree seedlings, the root system is not disturbed, and the seedlings are not damaged during the transportation process. This offers the opportunity to have healthy and viable seedlings in a short period of time and a higher survival rate during reforestation activities. The growth of tree seedlings in containers for afforestation and reforestation programs is widely used in many countries.