Tree planting: Where can I do it and which type is best?

Re:Tree planting: Where can I do it and which type is best? by ijpoijpoihpiuoh on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @02:42PM (#20577006)

Where do you go to plant trees such that you can be certain the trees won't just be cut down in a few years, and also don't simply displace other trees that would otherwise grow?

Also, do you keep track of the trees to make sure they actually grow? Just planting the seed or even a sapling is far from sufficient to ensure that carbon sequestration occurs. Young trees are food for a variety of animals and insects. Do you know what fraction of the trees you plant actually reach maturity? I've seen estimates that far fewer than one in five do.

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Re:Tree planting: Where can I do it and which type is best? by microcolonel on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:57PM (#20579469)

> Where do you go to plant trees such that you can be certain the trees won't just be cut down in a few years

Your own property, literally anywhere trees can survive.

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Re:Tree planting: Where can I do it and which type is best? by irrational on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:03PM (#20579967)

So... no where? Where I live you either live in an apartment or in a house that is 5 feet away from neighboring houses in all directions. What percentage of the population is rich enough to own empty land that they can plants trees on?

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Re:Tree planting: Where can I do it and which type is best? by d3ad1ysp0rk on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @09:55PM (#20580550)

A substantial part of Maine's population...?

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Re:Tree planting: Where can I do it and which type is best? by ijpoijpoihpiuoh on Thursday August 01, 2019 @09:12AM (#20583389)

Few Americans own enough property to allow them to plant anything like as many trees as are required to offset their carbon emissions.

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