There is quite a lot of tree planting going in the UK. Which is good. Unfortunately 'trees planted' is the only metric anyone seems to care about. Many of the t

There is quite a lot of tree planting going in the UK. Which is good. Unfortunately 'trees planted' is the only metric anyone seems to care about. Many of the trees are the wrong species for the location or planted at the wrong time of year or not planted properly. And often there is no plan to water, protect or otherwise maintain them when they are young and vulnerable. Consequently many of these trees don't survive beyond a few months.