One million trees in one day!!!!

[easy-lift guy]

How many trees out of One Million do you think will survive to any state of maturity? Although this idea seems to have some "feel good" status, I believe planting tree types with the greatest chance of survival and benefit to all seems more practical.

easy-lift guy

[AlvinD]

if some of those trees do make it to maturity, going back to look at it in thinge distant future and remembering that day. that memory alone would be worth it alone?

[renewablejohn]

I have been notified that we are going to get 420 out of the 6 million for planting in March but no confirmation of varieties as yet.

[RobRainford]

Its all well and good planting millions of trees. But what about aftercare? If the trees in towns figure applies, 25% of these trees won't survive very long at all. There's a quick 1.5million trees!

[Neil Wilson - tree connection]

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[scottythepinetree]

How many trees out of One Million do you think will survive to any state of maturity? Although this idea seems to have some "feel good" status, I believe planting tree types with the greatest chance of survival and benefit to all seems more practical.

easy-lift guy

 

The sites are going to be managed by the Irish National Forestry Foundation and Green Belt ltd. The trees will be "site appropriate", and if some of them fail the benefit of having woodland preserved will still be seen. The fact that it's a million trees is designed to have a "feel good" status, as is the number of volunteers required to get these trees in the ground in a day. They will tell their friends who'll tell their friends etc. The more people get in involved, the more people will learn on the way, and educating people to the benefits of trees is as important as actually having preserved woodland.

[scottythepinetree]

Its all well and good planting millions of trees. But what about aftercare? If the trees in towns figure applies, 25% of these trees won't survive very long at all. There's a quick 1.5million trees!

 

Wrong project mate.. this isn't the 6 million trees for the Queen's Jubilee. It's an Irish project to plant 1 million trees in one day. They aren't going to be planted in towns. They are being planted in dedicated sites, which we hope one day will become native woodland.

[easy-lift guy]

The sites are going to be managed by the Irish National Forestry Foundation and Green Belt ltd. The trees will be "site appropriate", and if some of them fail the benefit of having woodland preserved will still be seen. The fact that it's a million trees is designed to have a "feel good" status, as is the number of volunteers required to get these trees in the ground in a day. They will tell their friends who'll tell their friends etc. The more people get in involved, the more people will learn on the way, and educating people to the benefits of trees is as important as actually having preserved woodland.

 

Thanks for that update, I wish yins the best.

easy-lift guy