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    The Miyawaki method involves densely planting native tree saplings close together to rapidly grow a self-sustaining forest. Key steps include digging small pits, optionally filling them with composted leaf litter and starter culture, and randomly planting a variety of native tree species close to one another to encourage growth. The goal is to create a dense, biodiverse urban forest that requires little maintenance and provides environmental benefits.

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    The Miyawaki method involves densely planting native tree saplings close together to rapidly grow a self-sustaining forest. Key steps include digging small pits, optionally filling them with composted leaf litter and starter culture, and randomly planting a variety of native tree species close to one another to encourage growth. The goal is to create a dense, biodiverse urban forest that requires little maintenance and provides environmental benefits.

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    The Miyawaki method involves densely planting native tree saplings close together to rapidly grow a self-sustaining forest. Key steps include digging small pits, optionally filling them with composted leaf litter and starter culture, and randomly planting a variety of native tree species close to one another to encourage growth. The goal is to create a dense, biodiverse urban forest that requires little maintenance and provides environmental benefits.

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    Miyawaki Method

    of
    Growing Forest
    in your
    Backyard
    Selection of Plants

    Native species, being considered having optimum,


    ecological resilience for their native environment, and
    the best potential to enhance biodiversity.

    Below are a few trees that Iconic African trees


    are native to the Indian sub- Fever tree (Vachellia xanthophloea)
    continent Saugage tree (Kigelia africana)
    Indian Mahogany (Swietania Mopane tree (Colophosphermum
    Mahogani) mopane)
    Ashoka Tree (Saraca Asoca) Quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma)
    Gulmohar Tree (Delonix Regia) Leadwood (Combretum imberbe)
    Curry Tree (Murraya Koenigii) Marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea)
    Peepal Tree (Ficus Religiosa) . Whistling thorn (Vachellia drepanolobium)
    Banyan Tree (Ficus Baobab (Adansonia)
    Benghalensis)
    Selection of Plants

    Native trees in UK List of native trees of


    Alders. Alder (Alnus glutinosa) the Caribbean
    Apples. Crab Apple (Malus Roystonea regia.
    sylvestris) Bursera simaruba.
    Ashes. Common Ash (Fraxinus Conocarpus erectus.
    excelsior) Cyrilla racemiflora.
    Beeches. European Beech (Fagus Enterolobium cyclocarpum.
    sylvatica) Cedrela odorata.
    Birches. Silver Birch (Betula Pinus cubensis.
    pendula) ... Coccoloba uvifera.
    Box. Box (Buxus sempervirens)
    Cherries and Plums. Wild Cherry
    (Prunus avium) ...
    Elms. Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra)
    Digging of the pit

    Dig a pit 10ft wide,


    2.5ft deep for required length.
    ( This step is optional )

    Put leaf litter in the pit

    Fill the pit with leaf litter


    and sprinkle starter
    powder (an enzyme) A
    starter culture is defined
    as a preparation of living
    microorganisms

    This will provides nutrient for the new plant.


    ( This step is optional )

    Add the Starter Powder( Enzyme)

    Fill the pit with leaf litter and sprinkle starter power (an enzyme) to help
    decay the leaf litter and leave it covered
    for 15 days and. The dried leaves will compost
    in 15 days. Later put the soil on it.
    How to Plant

    Select the native plant saplings. Plant them


    haphazardly and plant different species close to each
    other. Do not plant them in a row.
    These variety of
    trees will create a
    rain forest. It is
    important for the
    trees to touch
    each other when
    they grow.
    Create a Forest

    These variety of trees will create a rain forest. It is important for the
    trees to touch each other when they grow. These trees need less
    water. The approach is supposed to ensure that plant growth is 10
    times faster and the resulting plantation is 30 times denser than usual.
    An example of Miyawaki Forest
    created by Si Madurai Planted in a
    school backyard in 2017

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