Rehome 1,000 Oaks from Maelor Forest Nurseries
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Following the outcry reported in The Times relating to thousands of two year old native Oak trees if not bought would be burnt into the ground by Maelor Forest Nurseries - I contacted the nursery to find that they would not be burnt though any remaining will be mulched.
I felt compelled to try and raise funds to at least become a guardian of a thousand trees until next planting season which starts November 2020, as the Oaks are two years old and it feels a waste of the time, effort and also their offering to our environment for them to be mulched.
Aware that buying the oaks was the easy part finding somewhere and who especially during lockdown was able to help with potting each sapling and nurturing the 1,000 until they are to become part of a new woodland planting ceremony next season.
As part of the Fellowship of the Trees organisation it felt that we could come together to raise funds to reach the monetary target to save some of the oaks and give them the opportunity to grow into beautiful old Oaks which future generations and our planet will benefit from.
Maelor Forest Nurseries say on their Facebook page :
"We are extremely keen to see them be planted rather than mulched into the ground. These trees were grown in all good faith based on Government tree planting promises that never materialised. "
Putting feelers out for land and guardians to tend the 1,000 oaks, a community based in Somerset as of yesterday have stepped forward and they are happy to:
* welcome the young Oaks
* pot them as they are bare rooted at present.
* Tend and nurture the saplings til November
These sapling will be part of a planting scheme at the start of next season which wil continue the increase in tree coverage within the UK.
Maelor Forest Nurseries require £300 to pay for the 1,000 saplings, VAT and delivery - the other costs include biodegardeable pots/bags and compost for each sapling including to help pay for the water consumption they will require during the summer, autumn months.
Thank you for your donation no matter how large or small as each pound when placed together will ensure the target is achieved - please know that your donation will mean you have helped plant a native tree in the UK.
THANK YOU xx
I felt compelled to try and raise funds to at least become a guardian of a thousand trees until next planting season which starts November 2020, as the Oaks are two years old and it feels a waste of the time, effort and also their offering to our environment for them to be mulched.
Aware that buying the oaks was the easy part finding somewhere and who especially during lockdown was able to help with potting each sapling and nurturing the 1,000 until they are to become part of a new woodland planting ceremony next season.
As part of the Fellowship of the Trees organisation it felt that we could come together to raise funds to reach the monetary target to save some of the oaks and give them the opportunity to grow into beautiful old Oaks which future generations and our planet will benefit from.
Maelor Forest Nurseries say on their Facebook page :
"We are extremely keen to see them be planted rather than mulched into the ground. These trees were grown in all good faith based on Government tree planting promises that never materialised. "
Putting feelers out for land and guardians to tend the 1,000 oaks, a community based in Somerset as of yesterday have stepped forward and they are happy to:
* welcome the young Oaks
* pot them as they are bare rooted at present.
* Tend and nurture the saplings til November
These sapling will be part of a planting scheme at the start of next season which wil continue the increase in tree coverage within the UK.
Maelor Forest Nurseries require £300 to pay for the 1,000 saplings, VAT and delivery - the other costs include biodegardeable pots/bags and compost for each sapling including to help pay for the water consumption they will require during the summer, autumn months.
Thank you for your donation no matter how large or small as each pound when placed together will ensure the target is achieved - please know that your donation will mean you have helped plant a native tree in the UK.
THANK YOU xx
Fundraising team: Fellowship of the Trees (2)
Luciana Lippi
Organizer
Andy Egan
Team member
