Just make sure you plant native trees! The last thing we need is invasive species.
We’ve only got shitty monospecies forests where I live, due to commercial usage. I’m thinking, we could add an invasive species, as a treat. 🙃
Too hot in many places to plant right now but it’s a good time to plan for a fall planting! Anyone can do it, just need to look around your community for open spaces and then contact the org or person who manages it to get permission.
If anyone has questions on tree planting or needs advice I’ve done quite a lot of it and would be happy to help advise.
What trees can I plant seeds for to become trees without permission? Are there wildflower seed bombs but for trees?
If the land is maintained they just end up getting cut, if it’s not maintained then nature will do its thing or taking saplings from a nearby forest works great, they risk dying unless the bigger trees die first so it gives them space to grow instead.
You could try but generally this isn’t the best way to establish trees. Type would be something well adapted to your climate that germinates easily. Can you provide any climate or regional information? In much of North America acorns would probably be the best choice but keep in mind they are perishable so you need to store them in a moist, cool environment until you can distribute them.
I’ve been trying to brainstorm a way to help get trees established from seed actually. Maybe installing some kind of little stick cage to protect them and create a more moist, shady environment might help.
Normally I grow them in my backyard in pots first, then plant them. Much higher rate of success this way but nothing wrong with experimenting with seeds.
7a/6b Midwest USA.
I generally have a few volunteer trees of an unknown variety grow in my garden each year that I move elsewhere come gardening time. The local squirrels are very reliable at planting a wide variety of plants in my garden that I don’t actually want there…
“You should plant trees”
Me: distributes acorns over a thousand square feet of asphalt and cement
Still no shade
Any other suggestions?
I’ve planted seven trees in the house where I’ve been living for the past fourteen years. The yard is so much more pleasant and fresh since they thrived and grown.
I planted 100 this year and might plant another hundred next year if I can decide where to put them. Probably on my neighbors property (it’s abandoned).
