COP 27 What to do now? Plant a tree.

How to plant a tree. Including the Dryland Planting Technique used in southern Australia.

Author helping school children plant local species using the dryland planting technique, into ripped lines in compacted soil. A very old Allocasuarina verticillata, drooping sheoak, is in the background. Image by author.

How to plant a tree.

First a few don’ts……

Digging a large, deep hole and throwing a handful of fertilizer in the bottom is not the best way to plant a tree.