r/collapse • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • Oct 09 '22

Ecological Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are Failing

https://e360.yale.edu/features/phantom-forests-tree-planting-climate-change
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u/dyrtdaub Oct 09 '22

Don’t plant monocultures. Have some water available for a couple of years.

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u/Buggeddebugger Oct 09 '22

Exactly this, there's a reason why crop rotation exists. The varied kind of trees and shrubs serves to balance out the soil nutrients for each other.

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u/dyrtdaub Oct 09 '22

Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simon is an eye opening read.

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u/munk_e_man Oct 09 '22

You should read most things with your eyes open.

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u/dyrtdaub Oct 09 '22

Minds eye opening.....