Plant a Tree
🌍 Anywhere🔄 Repeatable👤 All ages
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Choose a native species appropriate for your region and plant it in your yard, a community space, or through local tree-planting organizations. Consider the mature size and location carefully — your tree could provide shade, beauty, and oxygen for generations while supporting local wildlife.
Difficulty
10/100Easy
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Cost
$10 – $100
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Time
2hours
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People
1+
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Setting
outdoor
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Season
spring
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Equipment
shovel, gloves
People who tried this
“I am coated in sweat. My back muscles are tight and piled like old roots, the skin on my palms rubbed a violent and peeling red. My body has been crying “Uncle!” for the past four hours, and the tree has only now made it into the ground: a skinny little sapling as needling and awkward as a pinky finger. It’s the first tree I’ve ever planted, and I feel like a total wuss.”
“Surprisingly, this is one of my favorite moments of the day. I get to look at this simple yet elegant plant, giving it all my attention, and carefully treating it. My mind is immediately brought back from whatever my thought process was at the time to the present moment. The beauty of the tiny leaves, the sound it makes brushing the leaves together, the pleasant smell in the air take all my attention, freeing my mind of anything that will happen in the future or whatever has already happened.”
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