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"We do all the planting, watering,
protecting from rabbits, and even replace the tree if it dies.
You have a holiday."
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The Tree Gallery
We have received our first donation of
trees!
We're not sure whether to put peoples names
on this page. We figure some people might not want the world knowing
how much they've donated or where they've holidayed. We'd like to
know what you think.
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Donation Number: |
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003 |
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Date: |
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1st April
2007 |
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Amount: |
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£9.00 |
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Donated For: |
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Neutralize
carbon created for our flight to Sydney to the wedding. |
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Type of Trees: |
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Pittosporum
- (Native) |
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Number of Trees: |
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3 trees |
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Status of Trees: |
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We planted the trees, installed dripper irrigation,
stakes for support, plus wire netting to protect from rabbits. |
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Photographs: |
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Donation Number: |
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002 |
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Date: |
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18th March
2007 |
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Amount: |
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£6.00 |
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Donated For: |
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Neutralize
carbon created while studying Carbon Credits at University. |
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Type of Trees: |
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Mountain Beech - Nothofagus solandri var cliffortioides (Native) |
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Number of Trees: |
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£6.00 buys 2 trees.
We doubled the amount to buy larger trees able to survive frosts. |
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Status of Trees: |
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We planted the trees amongst other
beech trees and natives. We installed dripper irrigation,
stakes for support, plus wire netting to protect from rabbits. |
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Photographs: |
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Beech in bags |
Planted (before wire netting) |
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Donation Number: |
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001 |
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Date: |
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28th December 2006 |
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Amount: |
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£21.46 |
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Type of Trees: |
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Kanuka (Native) |
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Number of Trees: |
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£21.46 buys 8 trees (rounded up).
We more than doubled that by buying 20 trees in total. |
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Status of Trees: |
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To ensure good survival of Kanuka,
which can be tricky when young, we've potted the trees in bigger
pots to grow them on for a season. |
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Photographs: |
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The size we bought.
The repotted trees
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