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    Lauriston Farm Trees Jan 2023

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    Lauriston Farm has undertaken a large tree planting project, planting over 11,200 trees of 22 species since February 2022. This included native mixed woodland, hedgerows, shelter belts, coppice woodland, and the beginning of agroforestry alley strips. Over 500 volunteers helped with the planting. Tree species included alder, aspen, birch, blackthorn, cherry, crab apple, dogwood, elder, field maple, gorse, hawthorn, hazel, holly, hornbeam, oak, willow, and more. Agroforestry alley strips up to 150 meters long and 3-4 meters wide were also planted between crop fields. The diversity of

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    Lauriston Farm has undertaken a large tree planting project, planting over 11,200 trees of 22 species since February 2022. This included native mixed woodland, hedgerows, shelter belts, coppice woodland, and the beginning of agroforestry alley strips. Over 500 volunteers helped with the planting. Tree species included alder, aspen, birch, blackthorn, cherry, crab apple, dogwood, elder, field maple, gorse, hawthorn, hazel, holly, hornbeam, oak, willow, and more. Agroforestry alley strips up to 150 meters long and 3-4 meters wide were also planted between crop fields. The diversity of

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    Lauriston Farm has undertaken a large tree planting project, planting over 11,200 trees of 22 species since February 2022. This included native mixed woodland, hedgerows, shelter belts, coppice woodland, and the beginning of agroforestry alley strips. Over 500 volunteers helped with the planting. Tree species included alder, aspen, birch, blackthorn, cherry, crab apple, dogwood, elder, field maple, gorse, hawthorn, hazel, holly, hornbeam, oak, willow, and more. Agroforestry alley strips up to 150 meters long and 3-4 meters wide were also planted between crop fields. The diversity of

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    Lauriston Farm has undertaken a large tree planting project, planting over 11,200 trees of 22 species since February 2022. This included native mixed woodland, hedgerows, shelter belts, coppice woodland, and the beginning of agroforestry alley strips. Over 500 volunteers helped with the planting. Tree species included alder, aspen, birch, blackthorn, cherry, crab apple, dogwood, elder, field maple, gorse, hawthorn, hazel, holly, hornbeam, oak, willow, and more. Agroforestry alley strips up to 150 meters long and 3-4 meters wide were also planted between crop fields. The diversity of

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    Lauriston Farm tree species

    This was Lauriston Farm in 2016 – and as recently as 2022. Only one line of hawthorns and some mixed
    woodland on the northwest edge of farm.

    Since February 2022, we have planted approximately 11,200 trees – hedgerows, shelter belts, native mixed
    woodland, coppice woodland and the start of agroforestry alley strips - with the orchard, woodland
    expansion and the rest of the tree alleys being planted over next 6 weeks

    22 species have been planted across the farm, with the help of over 500 volunteers from the local
    community:
    Native mixed woodland: 1.5 ha
    Alder
    Aspen
    Birch – silver and downy
    Blackthorn
    Wild Cherry
    Bird Cherry
    Crab apple
    Dogwood
    Elder
    Field maple
    Gorse
    Hawthorn
    Hazel
    Holly
    Hornbeam
    Field Maple
    Sessile Oak
    White Willow
    Goat willow
    These species have also been used for shelterbelts and hedgerows.
    Native Hedgerow: 1 km: the full length of Silverknowes Road - predominantly hawthorn and blackthorn,
    with a mix of standard trees and honeysuckle and dogrose in the mix too.
    Coppice woodland (south of Market garden) - hazel, sweet chestnut and oak - with a stand of silver birch to
    be used for tapping for birch sap in the future

    Walnuts and Lime planted on the farm too.

    Agroforestry alley strips - there will be 8 tree strips altogether - tree strips approx 120-150m long, 3-4m
    wide and alleys for crops 18m width between tree lines.

    Alley cropping is a silvo arable growing system of planting field crops between alleys of trees that provides
    shelter and microclimate niches, improves biodiversity and soil health, creates spatial diversity and produces
    perennial and annual crops from the field and trees. Tree alleys will be planted with a mixture of fruit, nut
    and other crop producing trees.

    First one that has been planted is hazel, the rest will be mostly apple, cherry, pear and plum. With one
    Walnut strip and another willow.

    Generally, only native deciduous trees have been planted, from the Woodland Trust, IDigTrees and Alba.
    There are also a few holly, juniper, gorse, and yew. The diversity of trees should provide food as well as
    habitat for wildlife. There will only be trees planted on the periphery of the North field, as this field is
    designated for wintering and ground nesting birds who prefer clear line of sight.

    All food growing areas have been deer fenced (we have a local population), and trees outwith those areas
    are protected with tree guards. Survival rate this first year has been excellent.

    There is considerable dog walking activity, and a lot of maintenance of tree protectors/stakes has been
    required.

    You can read about the vision for the farm on our website at lauristonfarm.scot.

    We have an iNaturalist project recording diversity at https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/lauriston-farm.

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