The time of trees

Planting Trees Snagov 2011 - This is from 2nd of april 2011, when we planted about 3.000 young trees at Snagov, near Bucharest, Romania
@elitess (5070)
Ipswich, England
April 11, 2011 8:02am CST
Yes march to may depending on the area you are in, is usually a good period of time to plant trees so they may develop enough up to when the cold weather will come again. On 2 of april i am proud to have spend a whole day with my girlfriend and a few other good hearted people, all of us volunteers and even donors planting trees near Bucharest, at Snagov Forest. Okai so i attached a picture from the planting and i must say it was not easy at all :) but we are proud to have done it, we planted a total of 3000 trees that day, of which 90 were planted by me and Anca, so that's about 3% of the total :)
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• Argentina
11 Apr 11
That's fantastic! 3000 trees is not nothing. Here in my country March is not exactly the month of planting trees, it's August-September actually. Here there's not a place or a asociation dedicated to that, but my mom and I love planting trees and flowers and fruits and vegetables in our garden so in November and when the summer is here we have lots of wonderful places and a clean environment. I wish we could do that in some others places too.
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
11 Apr 11
Hello mille feuille. Well it really depends on where in the world you are. Australia has only started winter recently, while here in Romania we are preparing for the upcoming summer, so it is normal for time for planting to differ in different parts of the world. The idea is that planting should be done in spring in those areas where there are 4 seasons.
• United States
11 Apr 11
fantastic my friend you and your girlfriend and other volunteers have done a great job,i really appreciate it.i love the nature and i wish i could become the part of your group.anyway you have given me a truly new fact about the time to plant the tree and taht is march to may.i will keep it in my mind forever,and try to plant as much tree as i can on these days.you can visit the website www.peta2.com they are also fighting to save the environment.i hope you would like that.
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@icesmile (7160)
• Romania
12 Apr 11
I wonder how many of our fellow do it, to plant a tree to make a baby and to build a house, it seems that makes a real man ..... and finally, it seems to us there are more people than those who cut forest trees instill. I have a garden with 40 trees , somewhere in the mountains,i love nature .... so i appreciate the good work.
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
12 Apr 11
Ice Smile, that is great having a house with so many trees, but i imagine you also take some time to watch over and care for them. What types are they ? Fruit trees, or regular ones ? The one we planted were mostly oaks, with pear trees and mirobolam (corcodusi) trees for support and to help with shadows in the beginning of the life of the trees. As for what makes a man, i think that maybe the sum of his total actions should be taken into account, not a stereotype :)
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
11 Apr 11
hello elitess, Nice to hear and read topic like this. We also done same thing last year,we called that project 10-10-10 because it's done on October 10,2010 and we planted 50,000. here is the link this is not a referral link http://www.untvweb.com/en/advocacy/tree_planting_project.html it's really awesome experience and worth participating
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
11 Apr 11
Well, the planting took place from friday to sunday, and about 7000 trees were planted in total, but i only mentioned the day when i was there as well :)
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
19 Apr 11
Thanks for this br mark hope that many would be inspired to do same thing to save mother earth
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@whateva (786)
• India
12 Apr 11
wow i've been wanting to plant tress as well but, sadly there's no place i know where i can plant trees. :(
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
12 Apr 11
Hello whateva and welcome to my topic :) I see you are from India. Check if there are any local non profit organizations or try to contact your local mayor office for more detail about places you can help. Trees should be planted either in your own yard / garden if you have one or at specified locations. We were "invited" at Snagov by the local authorities and the organization "More Green" (in english) took us there and provided us with water and sandwiches throughout the day to regain our strength.
@jennyze (7028)
• Indonesia
12 Apr 11
Good deed indeed. Continue on what you are doing then you can make a difference to this world. Don't ask me, I a a super lazy person...
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@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
12 Apr 11
Hello Jenny. Check my comments above, or feel free to directly check out ecology fund and care2 the sites were you can contribute for free, from the comfort of your own house.
@jennyze (7028)
• Indonesia
13 Apr 11
I don't even sweep my room every day, how can you expect me to do good deeds? Nah, I am a lost cause...
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
20 Apr 11
Planting trees does have a lot of benefits. I have never planted as many as you have at one time as that is a lot, but I am sure since my husband did Forestry work back in the early 80s he has probably done this. But I can remember helping plant trees back in the Town I was growing up in as a kid, and I am sure when we went by there about 5-6 yrs. ago we may have gone by one of those trees as well.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
12 Apr 11
That is wonderful. We have planted alot of trees over the years in our yard. they are all growing very well too. They are just now starting to get leaves on them also. We planted in April and May too.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
14 Oct 12
yes, they are
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
11 Apr 11
You can tell your grandchildren that you planted those and they will be proud of you. You may even be having a picnic under one of those tree with them when you tell them. A big thank you to you both from me, because the you've done something the entire world will benefit from!
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@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
12 Apr 11
For me it is good as long as they are not to cut than can use by to build the house.
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@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
12 Apr 11
Good job! Our planet can be saved, yes, if more people become concerned with the state of our forests. I personally love tree-planting. We had tree planting activities in high school and I loved it! In college, I had a friend, who is an artist, who celebrated her birthday with us planting trees after a poetry reading session. When I started working, I once worked in a company where we celebrated is anniversary by planting trees. So to you, good job!
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• Philippines
11 Apr 11
hello elitess, Nice to know this good deed of you and your girlfriend i also participated in a event like this it's really worth it and priceless . happy mylotting
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• Philippines
22 Apr 11
WOw, that's cool. Planting trees is enjoyable especially when you are with your love one. It must have been full of fun! I wish I could plant trees too! To help our mother earth maintain the balance of nature and for the future of the next generation.
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