tree planting

Establishing new growth

Tree planting is the act of putting trees in the ground to establish new growth.

The term covers everything from a homeowner adding a sapling to the backyard to large-scale reforestation efforts: The nonprofit organized a tree planting along the riverbank.

Tree planting has become associated with environmental initiatives and carbon offset programs.

Opposites
forest management action

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Recording system events

deforestation · tree felling · clearcutting · timber harvesting · forest clearing

environmental impact

tree plantingdeforestation

Large-scale woodland elimination

habitat destruction · desertification · soil erosion · strip mining · clear-cutting

land use transformation

tree plantingland clearing

Removing growth from terrain

urbanization · paving · bulldozing · desertification · urban development

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G