Well done @riverflows for writing this gem, this is exactly what we need to be talking about and getting active with. I imagine you know Geoff Lawton but his design for a food forest is magic, it really looks at ways of helping the land provide for the trees and thus accelerate their growth. We all need to be doing something, trees are our life line they are our elders, so much respect is due. In Ireland their are folks (well their was a few years ago) that took turns walking each side of the country each year planting trees and visiting schools on their way, it is a great way to promote and advocate.
The forest in Australia is so beautiful, I remember beinf at S.O.S conference in W.A one year and the statistics for deforestation were mind blowing, it felt like there would be no trees left at the rate the logging companies where talking. We all need to do our bit, I have planted some trees in Ireland, but thank you for reminding me to get back on it.
Do you know the man who planted trees, You would enjoy it xx