A nursery garden of about 2 hectares lies at the heart of Samboja Lestari. There is a constant search for new plant types, which are then cultivated in the nursery garden. After all, the forest in Samboja shall be as wild and rich in species as primary forest. There are more than 750 species at the moment; many of are them serve as food for the orangutans and, when grown up, as climbing trees. But also plants with healing powers are grown in the nursery – often, the orangutans know about their effect and make use of them. An older woman from the tribe of the Dayak is one of the many employees of the nursery garden of BOS. Filling pouches with earth, into which the seedlings are planted, is only one of the many laborious but vital tasks which must be carried out. http://www.createrainforest.org/image/464222360360Phaleria macrocarpa in Indonesien traditional medicine is used against a variety of diseases, for example liver problems, diabetes and even cancer. Ill orangutans have been observed eating the plants. http://www.createrainforest.org/image/464205360360Tourists and locals alike are taught by Willie Smits:"Many factors have to be taken into account in the creation of a rain forest: the different characteristics of the plants, and their harmonious distribution. Fast-growing shading plants are as important as soil-strengthening trees to protect against erosion and fruit trees for the orangutans."http://www.createrainforest.org/image/464194360360 The inside of the germ gives among other things information about its germ ability, as an Indonesian employee demonstrates here.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/464184360360Old and young co-operate. People who work in Sambojas nursery learn a lot about breeding, care and plantation of the seedlings. BOS is recognized in Indonesia as official educational facility.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/464169360360Under carful supervision the seedlings grow into small plants. Trees must reach a minimum size of 50cm before they are strong enough to survive the weather and soil and can be transplanted into the wild. A process that can take up to 18 months.http://www.createrainforest.org/image/464159360360http://www.createrainforest.org/image/546001360360