HOW, 45 Tons of my (flying) CO2 to be removed from the atmosphere

tabby aspreme · 03-10-2019 10:55am

Effects wrote: »

I wasn't aware that the regs had changed that much. When I last looked into it I knew about having to keep it certain distances from roads, other dwellings etc.

I met with a couple of forestry advisers but it seemed pointless in the end.
They looked at me like I had ten heads when I told them I didn't want to plant sitka spruce.

Get one of the Teagasc forestry advisors to look at the land, they will give you impartial advice on what to plant, plant it yourself and get a registered forester to do the paperwork. The bigger forestry companies only see things from a commercial side.

magicbastarder · 03-10-2019 11:03am

if you want to know what to plant, i reckon it's simple. have a wander around the area and see what native species are doing well there.
and collect seed locally, it'll be more likely to enjoy the conditions.

i know a chap with some land at carna in connemara. he got a load of rowan - not locally - which really did not thrive there. but the stuff he collected from seed locally was quite happy, he assumes it was salt on the wind which the 'imported' rowan couldn't cope with.

loyatemu · 03-10-2019 11:04am

easypazz wrote: »

If you leave the land to its own devices trees will grow anyway.

it's a constant battle to stop sycamores taking root in my small suburban garden, I'm surprised the country isn't covered in them.

Capt'n Midnight · 03-10-2019 11:22pm

loyatemu wrote: »

it's a constant battle to stop sycamores taking root in my small suburban garden, I'm surprised the country isn't covered in them.

Loads of those seeds down here this evening.
Wind will take them all over.

JJayoo · 06-10-2019 12:59pm

OP

Would you consider paying someone else to plant the trees on their land? So pay for the tree/tree guard/post, cone up with a price and then pay/donate to have them planted.

Would it be important for you to actually be able to visit the trees? Or would you be happy if you just knew that they were growing and had some pics/videos.

I am asking because there are lots of people around Ireland who are planting their land with native trees, and get zero incentive from the government, and these trees will never be harvested.

RioSafari · 29-11-2019 7:56pm

I just buy a few tree for these guys to plant every time I have to fly...I can't post links but look up hometree in Clare

JJayoo · 29-11-2019 9:31pm

for me the cost of planting trees is working out to 3 euro per tree = fencing post/drainage pipe guard/2 big cable ties per tree.

Thankfully I don't have to buy the trees as I have grown them.

200 dug out and planted this month.

There is a campaign on YouTube to raise 20 million to plant 20 million trees by the end of the year, OP you could donate to that.

HOW, 45 Tons of my (flying) CO2 to be removed from the atmosphere

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