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Planting a small forest in 24 hours (1440 trees) | Beau Miles (vid.puffyan.us)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by ProdigalFrog to c/treehuggers

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[–] ProdigalFrog 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I guess the problem didn’t exist in the above-mentioned case because he planted along a waterline.

I think so, as he recently did a video where he goes back and visits the area 2 years later (plan to post that tomorrow), and he estimated that about 70% survived.

[–] LibertyLizard 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Based on the species, I’m assuming this is coastal Southern Australia. That is a pretty mild and excellent climate for trees, so that might have been a factor. In my area (California) you will have much higher mortality if there is no care after planting.

Sounds like he was thoughtful about the specifies and site selection. If you are careful about those things, the trees can get by with less care. The worst projects that see total failure are poor species planted poorly at poor sites with poor care.