After a focus on Belgium last month, let us continue our update on the MigFoRest plantings in France and Germany this season ...
In the Petite Charnie pilot-territory (Sarthe department)
15,750 trees are being planted as we speak, across 63 plots of 250 trees each. This major planting in open land is coordinated by MigFoRest partner NéoSylva.
The main species planted are sessile oak and pubescent oak. The site will also host a MigFoRest "demo-site", featuring a wide diversity of additional species from the project’s assisted‑migration selection, in smaller numbers: pedunculate oak, zean oak, pyrenean oak, cork oak, holm oak, large-leaved lime, oriental beech, greek fir, stone pine and Aleppo pine.
The seedlings originate from Italy, Hungary, Spain, Turkey and southern France, reflecting the project’s commitment to testing diverse provenances under future climate conditions.
In the Forêt de Compiègne pilot-territory
1,350 trees are being planted in Compiègne, by the ONF. Mostly zean oak but also some hedge maple and Norway maple.
In the Upper-Rhine Valley (Baden-Wurttemberg)
The first 240 MigFoRest trees have been recently planted in the Upper-Rhine valley, in Hockenheim. In total, 2,150 trees will be planted by the end of March in this pilot-territory. Mostly pedunculate oak from France and Hungarian oak from Bulgaria. But also some zean oak, oriental and common beech.
In total, across Belgium, France and Germany, 27,075 trees have been planted this winter season.
The pictures below show the planting of Hungarian oak in Hockenheim.
