You and I are one, we are connected on this earth.
These two plots make me and the earth one.
« Forest – Tree & Next » is a long-term forestry project.
There are ‘horizontal’ and ‘vertical’ arrangements for planting trees. Horizontal arrangement : let the big trees stand everywhere on the land. Vertical arrangement : let shrubs, vines and herbs grow under the big trees. After this man-made arrangement, just let the wind, animals, and birds bring seeds. The seeds will germinate freely and grow naturally ; animals, insects, birds will follow and live here. Let biodiversity take its course.
The main focus of the « Forest » project is the diversity of life that comes after planting the big trees.
Since 2018, 19 species of trees have been planted on two plots, a total of 1874 trees.
« Forest » Site 2 – Mountain
from 2019
trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, animals, insects, birds, human
L: 120m x W: 160m x H: Unlimited (1.9 hectares)
Location : Fushan section, Jhongliao, Nantou, TAIWAN
Area : 1.9 hectares
Altitude : 500 M – 550 M
Climate : Subtropical
Land type : Mountain
Planting year : 2019 ; Additional planting year : 2020
Number of trees planted : 1776 trees
Current 2022 survival : 1434 (80.7% survival rate)
Trees planted : Taiwan native species (mostly)
This is an agricultural and animal husbandry area, located on the hilly land in the central mountainous area of Taiwan, covering an area of 1.9 hectares, 500 meters to 550 meters above sea level, in a subtropical climate zone.
In the past, there were thousands of betel nut trees here. They are getting old, plus the root system is very shallow. On this steep hill, it was decided to let the betel nut trees return to the earth and enter another cycle. Thus, the long-term « Forest » project was ushered in.
In 2019, on this site, 16 species of Taiwan native trees were planted, for a total of 1,776 trees :
54 Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana
(Taiwan Incense Cedar),
220 Acer serrulatum Hayata
(Green Maple),
366 Fraxinus formosana Hayata
(Formosan Ash),
285 Acacia confusa Merr.
var. inamurae Hayata (Taiwan Acacia),
360 Michelia compressa (Maxim.) Sargent
(Formosan Michelia),
89 Zelkova serrata（Thunb.）Makino
(Taiwan Zelkova),
16 Diospyros discolor Willd.
(Taiwan Ebony),
8 Liquidambar formosana
(Formosan Sweet Gum),
10 Podocarpus nakaii Hayata
(Nakai Podocarp),
9 Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Swee
(Broad-leaved Podocarpus),
2 Cinnamomoum osmophloeum Kanehira
(Odourbark Cinnamomum),
7 Pistacia formosana (Matsumura)
(Taiwanaise Pistache),
10 Terminalia catappa L.
(Indian almond),
3 Myrica rubra
(Srrawberry Tree).
In addition, trees introduced to Taiwan
in the early 20th century were planted :
331 Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
(Rose Wood),
6 Persea americana Miller
(Avocado).
View in 2019
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« Forest » Site 1 – Farmland
from 2018
bees, trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, animals, insects,
birds, human
L: 90 m x W: 45 m x H: Unlimited (4000 m2)
Location : Farmland, Jhongliao, Nantou, TAIWAN
Coordinates : 23°54ˊN 120°47ˊE
Area : 4000 m2
Altitude : 396M
Climate : Subtropical
Land type : Farmland
Planting year : 2018 ; Additional planting year : 2019
Number of trees planted : 98 trees
Current 2022 survival : 66 (57.9% survival rate)
Trees planted : Taiwan native species (mostly)
This is an agricultural and animal husbandry area, located on the flat land in the central mountainous area of Taiwan, covering an area of 4000 square meters, 396 meters above sea level, in a subtropical climate zone.
The flat farmland is under a bridge pier, next to the river, and the fertile soil brought by the ancestors has been cultivated here for generations.
Currently, there are about 100 boxes of bees living here, as well as beekeepers’ beekeeping activities. There are also several coffee trees, lemon trees, orange trees, willow trees, lychee trees, longan trees, mango trees and a mulberry tree, as well as hundreds of betel nut trees. However, the betel nut trees are getting old, falling down one after another. Thus, the long-term « Forest » project was ushered in.
In 2018 on this site, 9 species of Taiwan native trees were planted, for a total of 98 trees :
15 楓香Liquidambar formosana
(Formosan Sweet Gum)
10 樟樹Cinnamomum camphora (L.) presl
(Comphor Tree)
11 櫸木 Zelkova serrata（Thunb.）Makino
(Taiwan Zelkova)
12 Michelia compressa (Maxim.) Sargent
(Formosan Michelia)
10 山櫻花Prunus campanulata Maxim.
(Taiwan Cherry)
10 毛柿Diospyros discolor Willd.
(Taiwan Ebony)
15 烏桕樹Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.
(Chinese Tallow Tree)
5 Acacia confusa Merr.
var. inamurae Hayata (Taiwan Acacia)
In addition, trees introduced to Taiwan
in the early 20th century were planted :
10 印度紫檀Pterocarpus indicus Willd.
(Rose Wood)
View in 2019
View in 2020
View in 2021
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