This reforestation project is executed in cooperation with PlantC and according a forest management plan. This 1.2 hectare plot welcomed a 2000 trees plantation during Winter 2020/2021. We planted 400 Turkish filbert trees (Corylus colurna), 320 Sorb trees (Sorbus domestica), 400 Checker trees (Sorbus torminalis), 400 Elm trees (Ulmus sp.), 80 Juglans x intermedia Walnuts (Juglans x intermedia), and 400 small-leaved limes (Tilia cordata). The survival rate was checked during summer/autumn 2021. We planted innovative species because Belgian forests are affected by higher temperature levels, engendering forest lifetime impact and sanitary issues (pests, for example). Foresters have to think today of the forest of the future. That means planting today species which are acclimate to drought conditions and supporting hydric stress. Additionally, we planted the trees in cells or klumps, which means that different trees species have been planted in small and spaced surfaces, facilitating the management. With time, natural selection will play a role in the survival species. In between these cells, natural regeneration is allowed. It means that other trees or herbeous flora can express.

This reforestation project (a PEFC certified area) is executed in cooperation with PlantC and according a forest management plan. We planted 2000 trees on 0.9 hectare, during Winter 2020/2021. We mixed innovative species, including European spruce, Atlas Cedar, Noble fir, Nordmann fir, Turkish filbert, Red oak... The survival rate was checked during summer/autumn 2021, and the project is declared successful. We planted innovative species because Belgian forests are affected by higher temperature levels, engendering forest lifetime impact and sanitary issues (pests, for example). Foresters have to think today of the forest of the future. That means planting today species which are acclimate to drought conditions and supporting hydric stress.