Transplanted some maples that were growing in the ditch by the road. Technically not ours, but they get mowed down every summer by the road maintenance tractor, so I think they'll like it better out back behind the barns.

Maples here are really crazy. They pop up everywhere and race to height really fast. Even inside the crown of trees. Well adapted.

#Maple #Tree #Forestry #Ditch #Homestead

Friday, at long last!

Actually, my week flew by. I spent three days assessing a forest in North Highland.

The weather was at times really cool, then wet, then very warm; often all three in the space of 30 minutes!

The forest was planted on deep peat and , despite the wet and soft ground, I think they have a unique charm, hence I am sharing a few pictures that I took to jog my memory when writing-up my work.

#scotland #inverness #forestry

A grafted mango tree can begin producing fruit years earlier than a seed-grown tree.

That means faster food security, faster shade, and faster ecosystem recovery for schools and communities.

Youth-led grafting projects are climate action in practical form
#Photography #linux #agriculture #fruittrees #activists #gardening #forestry #nature #biodiversity #environment #mastodon #ClimateAction #fediverse #foodproduction #greenland #sustainability #ecology #ecosystem #graftingplants #plants #hunger