Number of trees

Hi,

I have quite some land which I want to turn into a nice wood for the community children to play in.

I was wondering (to figure out how much it would cost me) how many trees per square kilometre or per square ha I have to plant?

Does anybody know the answer?

Kadoosje

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Kadoosje
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It is entirely dependent upon where in the world you live, what the existing conditions are, and what trees you wish to grow.

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David J Bockman

What a nice idea! It is so rare to see generosity anymore. From my experience as a child, I would recommend that you don't create a solid woodland but pockets of trees surrounding large open areas. This way the children could play hide-and-seek among the densely wooded pockets but still have room to run around and start a kickball game or fly a kite.

One word of caution. If you live in the United States, I would be concerned about the eventual lawsuits filed by parents, who should have been monitoring their own kids but, instead, they sue you for the injuries that all children get when playing because the injuries occurred on your property. I'm sure others can chime in about some horror stories. This is why generosity is so rare. It is a sad commentary on what our society has become. But perhaps there is some sort of reasonably priced insurance you could purchase to cover this eventuality.

The spacing of the trees is entirely dependant on their mature size. Look at the native trees in your area to determine natural spacing and try to emulate this. Then choose which areas will be forested and which will be open. Then you can make a guess as to how many trees you will need. And don't forget the understory plants--they make the best hiding places! Good luck with your project.

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figaro

In the temperate climates of the USA the general advice with conifers (pine, fir, spruce, larch) is to plant them 8' apart then plan on thinning them to 16' apart when they fill in, usually after 20 years. I did this with 3 acres and it has worked beautifully. They are not 40 years old. I used eastern white pine, norway spruce and european larch. You wouldn't want spruce where children play since it has a stiff sharp needle. Also, larch is a deciduous conifer but is absolutely beautiful in the spring when the new needles come out. It also has fall color when the old needles turn color. I would imagine that Belgium has similar species of trees that do well.

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Stephen Henning

Belgium - oaks

Quite normal territory...

Grtz, Kadoosje

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Kadoosje

I'm living in Belgium and as member of the town council, I am going to give this this project in hands of the town...

But thx for the warning.

Kadoosje

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Kadoosje

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