Canopy 2050 is a community project in the Broxtowe area, based in Beeston. Our objective is to increase the urban tree canopy to 30%, as per the national target. More trees mean cleaner air and a healthier environment for us to live in.
We aim to do this by collecting seeds from specific native species and distributing them to volunteer tree guardians who plant them and care for the seedlings until the saplings are big enough to plant out (normally 2 years). Tree Guardians will then be able to plant them out in areas designated by the local council. You can see your trees grow from seed to sapling and then be able to plant them out and watch their continued growth into a tree that will benefit your local community.
The project started in Spring 2021 with acorns collected in 2020. There are now thousands of oak saplings being cared for in gardens and allotments all over Nottingham.
After seed collecting forays in the Autumn and seed extracting over the winter we’re now looking for new guardians, thousands of seeds from 16 different varieties of trees to distribute.
If you can grow flowers and veg, you can grow trees!
If you have space for a few pots, contact us!
Email: [email protected] or find us on Facebook.
