Re: Treeplanting in deserts

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• From: Don Ewart <D.Ewart@FORPROD.CSIRO.AU>
• Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 09:25:52 -0700
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On Tue, 08 Aug 1995 18:29:43 -0700 Richard Fox wrote:
Methinks you are all being a bit hard on Richard for his
_advertisement_. (Lousy ad Richard)  Trees do grow in deserts, and
yes, they do grow at greater spacings.  The problem with maintaining
tree cover is establishment.  This is particularly true where
clearing has reduced cover to such an extent that the probability of
an individual seedlings' survival is low.  Whatever gets the cohort
over the first high mortality stage may help repair damage in
progress & not necessarily be a step on the path to a golf course . .
.

Remember too that much of the world's sparsely vegetated desert areas
are human induced.  Just my 2 cents' worth.

Don

Dr Don Ewart                        D.Ewart@ForProd.CSIRO.Au
R&D Manager, Granitgard Pty Ltd / CSIRO Div. Forest Products
Mail: Priv. Bag 10 Rosebank MDC, Clayton VIC 3169, Australia
Tel: +613 9542 2271                      Fax: +613 9543 6613
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