Forest Heart Turns 5!
As the old saying goes “if a tree falls in the forest and noone is there, does it still make a sound?” This often causes one to pause andsay either “of course it does” or the eyes of the listener to wander as thisexistentialist conundrum confounds and questions the very nature of reality!
My new version of this saying - in an age when we need to beplanting trees in massive numbers, rather than waiting for them to fall (so asto achieve enlightenment), is “If a treeseedling is planted in the field, grows to be part of a forest, sequesterscarbon, becomes a source of life and biodiversity for the wider ecosystem,improves water filtration and quality in the landscape, and even looks pretty, but then eventually dies and falls over, onlyto again sequesters carbon, becomes a source of life and biodiversity for thewider ecosystem, improve water filtration and quality in the landscape, does itactually matter if it makes a sound when it falls over?” My thoughts are no,not really... Planting, growing, making life is what really matters, that’s allreally (I’m sure that quite possibly that there is something deep andmeaningful in this, but I’m too much on the material plane to get thatperhaps...)
So to focus on the practicalities of planting, let’s think ofsome good reasons we all need to be investing and planting and restoringvegetation. 1) As discussed last month you can plant your own fire wood (we arecurrently harvesting some 15-20m high flooded gums that we only planted 12years ago! 2) In these turbulent and uncertain times there’s never been abetter time to plant fruit trees to help grow your own food. 3) Although theweather is cool now, summer will eventually return with a vengeance and themore shade we can grow, will help ease the midsummer blues. 4) There’s also thevery good reason of planting habitat for our local wildlife as their beauty andthe ecological benefits they bring are considerable.
At Forest Heart we have the plants and knowledge to helpyou. We have a great range of local natives (for revegetation, timber,firewood, windbreaks), cultivar natives, fruit trees, mulches, fertilisers,pots, books etc...
This August, Forest Heart our retail nursery celebrates its5th birthday! We are part of Brush Turkey Enterprises a familybusiness operated by long term locals for 22 years and we’re as passionate asever about small enterprises role in preserving our unique biodiversity andcreating healthier lifestyles with great gardens, farms and natural areas.Thankyou Maleny for you support and we look forward to continuing to work withyou all to help green your little bit of the world.