We began work on the Acol Hill Shelter Belt on Saturday 24th November 2007 ; eleven volunteers turned up.The shelter belt has had to be planted into the wheat crop but this will be treated in the spring and grass sown instead!
Hole digging was easy but the measuring and random sorting of species was a little complicated with the front and back rows being planted only at this stage. Smaller tree species were planted in these two rows and the middle row will be planted with larger species.
The mix planted was : 25 x Field Maple; 25 x Wilow; 25 x Hazel; 25 x Hawthorn; 25 x Wayfaring Tree and 47 x wild(bird) cherry.
The plants now await rain to wash soil into any air-pockets surrounding the roots and will then be mulch-sheeted and protected with tubex tree-shelters supported by a stake.
2 comments:
Many thanks to you all for this excellent work that is improving Thanet.
Our pleasure and your kind words are much appreciated.
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