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Where do you get 350 million trees or even 350 million seedlings?

CapitalistCartr 7y ago
In the United States, the Forestry Service provides them. Only commercially useful varieties, but they sell seedlings in units of 1,000 quantity. A thousand isn't that big. I can easily pick up the bundle. Large companies buy tens and hundreds of thousands each year.
- lokl 7y ago
  In the U.S., some states also sell seedlings and in quantities less than 1000. A few examples (with prices): New York: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/75799.html https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/75799.html Virginia: http://dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Seedling-Price-Guide_2018-2019_pub.pdf http://dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Seedling-Price-Guide_2018-2... Washington: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-resources/webster-forest-nursery/seedling-prices-and-availability https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-resource...
  - Consultant32452 7y ago
    My county gives away trees to anyone willing to plant them in their yard. They are not seedlings either, but probably a year or older.
    - godelski 7y ago
      Which country?
      - Consultant32452 7y ago
        Sorry, but you misread. County, not countRy. I'm in the US, but I'd rather not reveal my location to that level of detail.
        godelski 7y ago
        That's fair, I did misread and that does make a big difference in anonymity.
      - mgsouth 7y ago
        DDG "county tree give-away" shows lots of links: Henrico County, VA: https://henrico.us/services/tree-seedling-giveaway/ https://henrico.us/services/tree-seedling-giveaway/ Arlington County, VA: https://environment.arlingtonva.us/register-for-your-free-tree/ https://environment.arlingtonva.us/register-for-your-free-tr... State of Mississippi: https://www.mfc.ms.gov/mississippi-arbor-day-tree-giveaways-sales-2019 https://www.mfc.ms.gov/mississippi-arbor-day-tree-giveaways-... DeSoto County, CA: http://www.desotoswcd.com/annual-public-tree-giveaway.html http://www.desotoswcd.com/annual-public-tree-giveaway.html and so on...
        masonic 7y ago
        Correction: DeSoto County is in MS.
- koolba 7y ago
  Any idea how much that costs? EDIT - The sibling comment has links to listed prices.
hourislate 7y ago
That's amazing and I hope it's true. I have friends who as students worked summers in BC, Canada planting seedlings after the loggers were finished with a cut. I'm sure they and these logging companies would be interested on how 350 Million trees are planted in 12 hours. Here is how Ethiopia came to that number. From the article: > Various international organizations and businesses have joined the tree planting spree along with members of the public. It is not yet clear if Guinness World Records is monitoring Ethiopia's mass planting scheme. However, the prime minister's office said specially developed software is helping with the count.
- microcolonel 7y ago
  > However, the prime minister's office said specially developed software is helping with the count. So probably a bit of BS involved, still cool.
- onetimemanytime 7y ago
  If it's a real forest loggers need not do anything, small trees and seedlings are probably plenty in that area.
  - serpix 7y ago
    a "proper" clear cut leaves nothing. They take everything and kill all they can. When they are done they turn the land over leaving a thoroughly savage landscape behind. It is soul crushing to see such brutality. I truly hope we will make such crime against life a punishable offence comparable to mass murder. Google the images or go look at some sites of such carnage.
    - frosted-flakes 7y ago
      Tree farms are no different than other farms in that respect, except for much longer harvest cycles. A corn field is a mono-culture with very little animal life, but most people don't have a problem with them. Clear-cutting old-growth forests—yes, that's terrible and should never happen. But clear-cutting forests that were planted specifically to be harvested? That's fine, good even.
tasssko 7y ago
Or the water. I remember researching reforestation and the first 10 years are tough and water is one huge challenge.
chippy 7y ago
one single tree can produce about 10K seedlings in 1 year

In the United States, the Forestry Service provides them. Only commercially useful varieties, but they sell seedlings in units of 1,000 quantity. A thousand isn't that big. I can easily pick up the bundle. Large companies buy tens and hundreds of thousands each year.

lokl 7y ago
In the U.S., some states also sell seedlings and in quantities less than 1000. A few examples (with prices): New York: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/75799.html https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/75799.html Virginia: http://dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Seedling-Price-Guide_2018-2019_pub.pdf http://dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Seedling-Price-Guide_2018-2... Washington: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-resources/webster-forest-nursery/seedling-prices-and-availability https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-resource...
- Consultant32452 7y ago
  My county gives away trees to anyone willing to plant them in their yard. They are not seedlings either, but probably a year or older.
  - godelski 7y ago
    Which country?
    - Consultant32452 7y ago
      Sorry, but you misread. County, not countRy. I'm in the US, but I'd rather not reveal my location to that level of detail.
      - godelski 7y ago
        That's fair, I did misread and that does make a big difference in anonymity.
    - mgsouth 7y ago
      DDG "county tree give-away" shows lots of links: Henrico County, VA: https://henrico.us/services/tree-seedling-giveaway/ https://henrico.us/services/tree-seedling-giveaway/ Arlington County, VA: https://environment.arlingtonva.us/register-for-your-free-tree/ https://environment.arlingtonva.us/register-for-your-free-tr... State of Mississippi: https://www.mfc.ms.gov/mississippi-arbor-day-tree-giveaways-sales-2019 https://www.mfc.ms.gov/mississippi-arbor-day-tree-giveaways-... DeSoto County, CA: http://www.desotoswcd.com/annual-public-tree-giveaway.html http://www.desotoswcd.com/annual-public-tree-giveaway.html and so on...
      - masonic 7y ago
        Correction: DeSoto County is in MS.
koolba 7y ago
Any idea how much that costs? EDIT - The sibling comment has links to listed prices.

hourislate 7y ago

That's amazing and I hope it's true. I have friends who as students worked summers in BC, Canada planting seedlings after the loggers were finished with a cut. I'm sure they and these logging companies would be interested on how 350 Million trees are planted in 12 hours. Here is how Ethiopia came to that number. From the article: > Various international organizations and businesses have joined the tree planting spree along with members of the public. It is not yet clear if Guinness World Records is monitoring Ethiopia's mass planting scheme. However, the prime minister's office said specially developed software is helping with the count.

microcolonel 7y ago
> However, the prime minister's office said specially developed software is helping with the count. So probably a bit of BS involved, still cool.
onetimemanytime 7y ago
If it's a real forest loggers need not do anything, small trees and seedlings are probably plenty in that area.
- serpix 7y ago
  a "proper" clear cut leaves nothing. They take everything and kill all they can. When they are done they turn the land over leaving a thoroughly savage landscape behind. It is soul crushing to see such brutality. I truly hope we will make such crime against life a punishable offence comparable to mass murder. Google the images or go look at some sites of such carnage.
  - frosted-flakes 7y ago
    Tree farms are no different than other farms in that respect, except for much longer harvest cycles. A corn field is a mono-culture with very little animal life, but most people don't have a problem with them. Clear-cutting old-growth forests—yes, that's terrible and should never happen. But clear-cutting forests that were planted specifically to be harvested? That's fine, good even.

tasssko 7y ago

Or the water. I remember researching reforestation and the first 10 years are tough and water is one huge challenge.

chippy 7y ago

one single tree can produce about 10K seedlings in 1 year