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Re:Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are... by debacle on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:36PM (#33250112)
A variety. I'm working to restore a large tract of former farmland, and so we're trying to plant whatever sticks to increase biodiversity.
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Re:Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are... by smesla on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:57PM (#33250451)
If you haven't yet, you may want to hire a professional forester. At 70% loss they'd likely pay for themselves many times over and save a lot of headache.
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Re:Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are... by debacle on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:12PM (#33251606)
These are seedling trees, less than a foot high. They're expected to fail at a pretty high rate. In the future I'll be updating to 2nd year trees which seem to have a better cost/survival rate.
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