The study was conducted on the germination and growth rate of Cordia africana fromrnMarch 16, 2010 to May 26, 2010 in Anno nursery. In the distant past, our world coveredrnby different tree species. However, after the arrival of European powers in Africa, thernspecies of Cordia africana began declining. Uncontrolled encroachment and clearing ofrnforest land have been on process and continue until know. Planting and establishment ofrntrees on degraded land should be the first important step in soil rehabilitation andrnreclamation. The objective of the study was to determine the germination potential andrngrowth rate of Cordia africana. The ripened seeds were collected from dominant treesrnfrom the wild. The seeds were soaked in water for three days. After the seeds werernpurified, it was kept in water for consecutive eight days. Hundred seeds were selectedrnand planted in pre-prepared seed bed of 1x10 m each at the depth of 1 cm and betweenrnseeds distance of 15x15 cm. The seeds were covered slightly by soil and then covered byrndry Setaria megaphylla. Each seed bed was watered 8 liters three times per day until thernseeds germinate. As germination begun before two week, the grass was removed and thenrnthe shade was constructed at 1m above the germinated seed and watered 8 liters 2 timesrnper day up to the end of the study. The maximum germination was observed on 14th day.rnOf hundred seeds only eighty of them were germinate. Each seedling was assigned arnrandom number (1-80). Watering, mulching and guarding measures from herbivorerndamage and weeding were handled by workers of the center. Data on germination, heightrnand survival percentage were collected every14th day (in 4 rounds) for two months:rnnamely April and May. Of the 80 seedlings, 2 of them dried/wilted and one seedling wasrndamaged at the study site. As a result, from 80 seedlings three of them were discardedrnfrom the data. Germination parameters such as germination percentage meanrngermination time, and germination vigor were calculated and the relative growth rate inrnheight of the seedlings of Cordia africana was determined. The mean heights of thernseedlings for 56 days were 5.38 cm and the highest relative growth height was 0.035 cm-1rnday.- 1The overall rate was 96.25 %. The soil of the study site was lower than thernstandard. This work concludes that, despite the poor nutrient status of the study site, therngermination, growth performance, and percentage survival were reasonably moderate,rnindicating the potential of Cordia africana to germinate and grow on degraded siternprovided that intensive management, along with provision of water during hot, dryrnseason are maintained.