Grow trees for international soil research

When you grow trees with our project, you will receive your own tree certificate with a Tree Trophy. Thanks to you, a tree will be planted in De Hoge Veluwe National Park. The trees are planted at various locations in the park. The different tree species are researched with the influence of different soil types. Tests are also carried out to study how the growth of the tree and the development of the soil respond to different soil grafts. A soil graft is a supplement to the soil, such as starch. Soil grafts can improve the nutritional value of the soil, its moisture content and thereby the growth of vegetation. Due to the changing climate, we are faced with drier and increasingly nutrient-poor soil in the Netherlands. The fewer nutrients in the soil, the less fertile vegetation will be to grow. If we allow this development to go on, the downward spiral will continue, with negative consequences for biodiversity, forest size and soil health. To counter this, scientific research is being conducted in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute of Ecology and Wageningen University into healthy soil vegetation for climate-robust forests. This will set in motion a sustainable movement, both nationally and internationally.