When to plant a hedge
The best time to plant a hedge is when the saplings are dormant during winter, from November to March.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/managing-trees-and-woods/hedge-planting-and-maintenance/
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On a related note, @MaQuest ...
In #Thailand, a cheap bottle crate hack gives #tree #saplings a fighting chance
Ruth Kamnitzer
21 Nov 2025
Excerpt: "Elliott and colleagues had seen examples of air pruning systems while touring nurseries in Australia, and previous studies have shown that air pruning can be beneficial for a number of tropical tree species. However, in Thailand, specialized air pruning equipment has to be imported and is prohibitively expensive.
"So instead, the researchers cast around for a local solution. The answer was in plain sight.
" 'If you go to a bar in the countryside, you know, a little restaurant, out the back there’ll be a rubbish pile full of disused bottle crates,' Elliott says. 'You can [also] go down to the #recycling shop and buy them really cheaply.'
"Each bottle crate fits about 12 bags with saplings, and the structure creates a gap of 2 centimeters (nearly an inch) at the bottom. The researchers wondered if this gap would be enough to create air circulation for air pruning.
"To test the idea, they raised saplings of five native tree species using three different methods: in crates placed directly on the ground; in crates placed on wire benches (for improved air flow); and the conventional method of a polyurethane bag on the ground. They then planted the saplings in a deforested site within #PraBangKhram #WildlifeSanctuary in southern Thailand."
A surprisingly simple and creative innovation could help restoration projects in the tropics, according to a recent study. Researchers from the Forest Restoration Research Unit at Thailand’s Chiang Mai University (FORRU-CMU) found that cultivating saplings inside repurposed bottle crates substantially improves the survival and growth rate of nursery-grown native saplings for reforestation. Climate change, the […]
Stickwork
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty creates installations crafted from sticks and saplings that are meant to blend into their environment ... and then disappear.
#patrickdougherty #art #artist #sculptor #sculpture #installations #sticks #saplings #impermanence #environmentalsculpture #environmental #artworld #artistquote #craft #design
Stickwork
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty creates installations crafted from sticks and saplings that are meant to blend into their environment ... and then disappear.
"My job is to build a credible illusion that the viewer finds pleasurable. Part of that is to impart a sense of freedom and carefree movement to the surface. I try to build a piece that doesn’t look human-made, that suggests a more organic origin. In part, I use drawing techniques and the magic of line to lighten the sculptures and to avoid a belabored appearance."
#patrickdougherty #art #artist #sculptor #sculpture #installations #sticks #saplings #impermanence #environmentalsculpture #environmental #artworld #artistquote #craft #design
#ClimateChange is turning swaths of #California's #mountains into #ZombieForests https://phys.org/news/2023-11-climate-swaths-california-mountains-zombie.html
"These lower-elevation Sierra #conifer forests are no longer able to successfully reproduce. Conditions have become too warm and dry to support conifer #saplings."
"It's a really stark reminder of how much #climate change has already occurred, and how important it is to make sure that the amount that occurs in the future is as little as possible"
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