This is at Kangerlussuaq, in proximity to an experimental grove of conifers planted around 45 years ago. Some of those trees are now up to 20 feet tall (6 meters). They grow ver-r-r-y slow, being right at the Arctic Circle and hundreds of miles north of any other tree population. Summertime temperatures are very mild for this far north, but winters are cold and dark, of course. Most of Greenland's very few trees are in the far south, roughly 60 degrees North Latitude. It requires a lot of codling to raise trees at the Arctic Circle.
With recent warming this area is just on the 10°C summer isotherm, which normally marks the limits of natural forests. Interestingly it's now as warm here as thickly forested parts of Tierra del Fuego, be interesting to see what happens.
The gulf stream makes Norway lush compared to Greenland :-) But thanks to that movement of warm water Norway have natural forests up to 69 or even 70 degrees north.
Their website says they plant at Narsarsuaq - you can see the trees and matching buildings on Google streetview. Kangerlussuaq does have a similar airstrip - but no trees as far as I can see in streetview.
No matter the primary reason Vikings or climate change, planet more trees everywhere you can unless there is a very good reason to not do so, in India the can plant like 67 million trees in 12 hours 👏
@@kimmogensen4888trees are not the panacea you decry. Many plant trees ignorantly for the sake of being “Green”. Just like taking trees down has an impact so does planting trees. Environments that weren’t wooded then get over ran and the local fauna and floral get destroyed. Additionally it has been scientifically proven that young trees expire more CO2 than previously thought. Only old growth sequesters CO2 in a significant way. People like to point out the oxygen we breathe. Yes it contributes but only 10% is by plants. 90% is by algae which we have to kill off because blooms are accounting for killing other animals. We are literally destroying the natural correction for the sake of our own personal interest at that point. Look up albedo as well. Trees will absorb more IR and emit heat and water vapor. Water vapor being another greenhouse effect. Last of all, if you are planting Trees. Plant local plants, don’t spam the same trees planting pine everywhere. Be mindful of the environment. Greening an area means you’re pulling water out of the environment and holding it an area. If not done correctly you will have negative effects on other regions. So yeah don’t just plant trees after trees, you’re just schilling the corporate message and giving them green credits. I mean are you going to plant trees a cross plains and destroy the plains environment?
That mountaineous forest is very beautiful, and the tiny growing trees are very inspiring sight. It is unbelievable how big of an impact planting trees makes over time. I think I recall doing math that if we planted trees to cover an area the size of a mid-sized US state, this forest would be able to absorb all the CO2 that humans are producing. There's so many amazing things trees do. I wish I had time to write a book about it.
The impact of planting trees is minimal in relation to the overall CO2 problem. It's a great gesture but nowhere enough to 'save the planet.' Time is running out.
Excellent work people, here in sudbury, Ontario Canada, we had a similar project reestablishing vegetation/trees within a 20 mile radius of the city.. acid rain/sulfur pollution from industrial smoke stacks had virtually destroyed the local area.. we now have trees and other natural vegetation.. keep up the great effort Greenland
This is so exciting, Jason. That is a way higher success than I would have guessed. I am planting (and there plantings in degraded cleared areas around me) on our farmland in Australia and it can be hit and miss, partly due to irregularities in weather, but extremely satisfyingly when they get traction and take off. I believe it is the treeroot that all of a sudden, hits paydirt (a space for depth and nutrition) and the upper growth takes off. It can take a few decades even to happen. On hard land it is recommended to cut a deep line (like a knife in a cake) to assist that process. Not easy for you Guys in this situation. It's not just sheep or livestock that take seedlings, ours are fenced, its the bl**dy Wombats and Kangaroos✌😁🇦🇺. Wishing you well.
Magpies and other Australian birds like pulling seedlings out of the ground, it was a massive problem in Melbourne when we planted along the eastern freeway and accompanying land around darebin.
Congratulations on your success. They look fantastic. They are alive. A lot of the growth is probably occuring underground. That soil looks like pure volcanic rock and embers with little organic matter so it takes time for them to establish.
Sterling work Jason. Ground cover plants are important for maintaining soil health & sustaining shrubs & trees until they form a canopy. Bare ground is the enemy of soil health & globally many well-intentioned tree planting projects neglect plant diversity thus increasing the chances their efforts will fail. China gets around this (!) by painting the ground green, which from satellites appears like vegetation.
@@mikeharrington5593 My observation is that trees make easy work of bare ground. I've seen self seeded birch forest grow to maturity on tunnel waste dumped by Loch Ness, this in less than 70 years. A decent amount of topsoil too.
Kudos to these tree planters. I’m sure this “soil” has very few plant available nutrients. And yet, here are the babies. Someday they will shelter birds. May they live a full long life.
This topic used to interest me greatly, but it was hard to get detailed information; species list, planting strategy. Glad to see some success and the sense of volunteerism. Would never have thought to use Sib.Larch on a bare, gravelly slope. But if it works, it works! My gut feeling would be to start with shrubs known to spread by stolons and new plants coming off the roots: Cornus sericea (red twig dogwood), Chokecherry, Amelancier; or, even Aspen as a tree that spreads underground. Plant one Aspen, if it catches and likes the spot, it will create a grove. Other advantage with above list: if it gets burned off, or freezes to the ground in a freak frost, new trees and shrubs will shoot up from the roots. That won't happen with larch or some of the puzzling choices, like birch, I see being used to establish forests in Iceland and Scotland. Maybe I'm misinformed, and will dig a little deeper. It's important to make these projects work. Thank you for the update!
Would dwarf Birch survive? Places like Iceland and Orkney need help, they were wooded thousands of years ago, but now deserts due to human destruction.
Thank for your concern about forests in Iceland and Shetland. About the latter I don't know anything, but about Iceland I can inform you that enormous progress has been and is still made in the sphere of afforestation and that not only recently, but consistently over many decades.
Dwarf birch does well in cold climate yes and is native to Greenland already. I've read a lot of pollen research from cold periods like the Last Glacial Maximum and come across it growing alongside the coniferous trees. Other species as well which surprised me though i can't name them from memory. I think researchers know exactly for every climate condition what species will work by now.
I didn't know trees could get this large in Greenland - looking at the little forrest. Are there many places in Greenland where trees can grow like this? Or how unique is this place?
Just an FYI, as glaciers melt in Alaska (where I live), trees grow higher and higher. :) Great work, guys! PS - We have a lot of aspen and they spread their roots and pop up everywhere!
@JasonBoxClimate Im just curious, so I did a superficial search of the native flora of Greenland. Sounds like there are some native forests of willow, juniper, and birch? It looks like there are a lot native blueberry type plants (vaccinium) there, too. Maybe on the undisturbed sites? Good food for bears, maybe. Have the shrublands been destroyed by the sheep? Seems like the berries would be a natural energy source for the birds. I don't know if conifers provide much food for birds. Maybe the seed cones? And shelter.
@@timmoore3188I'm wondering if Red Squirrels used to live in Greenland forests before the Vikings arrived and cut down what trees there were. Greenland might become a good place to act as a safe zone for Reds, away from Grey Squirrels that are causing such devastation here in Scotland. Local trappers try to keep the invasive Grey population down (my neighbour has trapped 110 Greys this year, in what used to be a Red Squirrel stronghold until 15 years ago), but it's a losing battle.
@Debbie-henri Scary how the introduction of one seemingly harmless species can threaten the ecosystem for many others. Introduced species are a problem here in the biologically diverse region of California, but I would assume it is much worse in the already less diverse and fragile ecosystems of the polar regions.
You should try thinking of future generations, as opposed to thinking only of your self! As Benjamin Franklin said you plant a tree not for yourself, but for future generations!
45s into the video, the young tree on the low side of the big rock is growing the best.. Any chance that birds have been sitting on that rock and 'passing' their nutrients that then run down the rock to the soil immediately below?? There is a reason that one grew so well,, just like the grass grows so well wherever my cattle leave pats in the paddocks. There will be a way to establish similar fertility in these rocky escarpments also.. look to nature if you need to enhance it... in this case birds...
In the world famous English Country Gardens, 18th Century, Capability Brown, we are always reminded that these gardens were created by artists and craftsmen who would never see the finished result in their lifetime. this project in Greenland is of the same optimistic, visionary class and therefore a wonderful inspiration. Thank you from the heart.
I'd plant some Aurora Haskaps along with HoneyBee Haskaps for pollination. Haskaps are tough as bleep and they are delicious berries. Trees are essential but ya can't eat them.
I have two questions: Would it not be a lot better to plant different species if trees? And you called it a Siberian tree, is that not an exotic tree for Greenland, or is it a local indigenous species?
Almost starting from scratch there. From what I've read, the only native trees were a dwarf birch, dwarf willow and a dwarf mountain ash (Sorbus); none of them growing taller than waist high.
@@gardengeek3041 had their first timber harvest in GL like 2007? There's a story w pics on the web. Two guys and a chainsaw size job. More forestry science than any economic scale. Test plot of Norwegian species on 'mild' south end but since 1910 are 6ft 2m high
It says on your site that larch exist in Greenland already so it’s native. I do wonder why the native birch or willow aren’t also grown? Are they not right for this site?
Jason, I’m from Greenland and lived in Washington state. The Pacific Northwest ecosystem needs to be replicated and I am interested in replicating the PNW ecosystem with fishmeal starters and seedlings. I have chosen two areas on the west coast, south and north above the arctic circle, and one place east above the arctic circle. I am sourcing the equipment to “till” the planting areas and have consulted with the Japanese “Kudzu” professor who proved it will grow in arctic conditions on Mount Fuji, to infuse nitrogen to accelerate growth of a PNW ecosystem and build soil and biomass. I can push approval through arctic research projects and funding, but historical data proves locals tend to destroy new forests through gracing. All the raw natural resources are available but it’s the lack of nitrogen and biomass that hinders quick adaptation. I would like to speak with you once I get my land use rights secured 😇
Your heart is in the right place. Am seeing so many well-meaning suggestions & queries (including my own) among the 1.5 thousand comments so far, I wonder if Jason is able to address any of them. Didn't he say he was there to study glaciers.?
just do not doom them all to death. use seeds from varied trees from different dna strands. the timber industry here in cal doomed out forests by planting only one dna type. and the bark beetles love this strain. plant deverserty to improve your plantings. and gives the forest the ability to grow and prosper.
Would trees from e.g Alaska, Labrador, Norway or Siberia do best ? At least trees like birches are adapted to the local environment , as an example birch from Germany will not do well when planted in Sweden, even though it is the same species, they will aim to keep their leaves on too late in autumn
I love that Iceland and Greenland are going to become more biodiverse and reforested within my lifetime! I want to bring some cool Alberta wildflowers and trees to plant there so that I can contribute to the boreal Eden. Bunchberry and fireweed fo sho lol
I am not a expert, but I usually associate black spruce with swampy ground . There may be some areas of Greenland that they would do well , but I think jack pine might do better in most areas
Here in Israel, the best places for desert botanizing are the roadsides. The parsimonious rainfall that the tarmac receives in Winter is flowing there immediately no matter how poorly built and damaged the roads are, and the impermeable black stuff also makes sure the water from dew events also runs off right there. This is probably not what makes the roadside trees larger in the Arctic, where precipitations are less sporadic, so I'd go with vehicular pollution with Carbon Dioxide and NOx.
@@DanielLLevy No. This is not the Arctic, it is a rainforest. There is no pollution to speak of with our tiny population and the heavier growth is even on unused roads.
You need to bring in some animals too. If you have surface water, start with beavers, but get some birch and beech going first. Where I live the land is being denuded by a multi-decade engineered drought, that's where I have to concentrate my assistance.
Think your trees would survive a Carrington Event? Telephone poles fried, and I have a hard time seeing any forests in 1800s pictures. Probably because most forests have trees less than 200 years old. Nice work, expert.
With the increased global warming we have experenced over the past decade, I would be planting tropical plants now in Greenland. Maybe that is why the Larix are growing so slowly.
Trees do better planted small in the ground then big ones. Their roots get more established. We plant big ones in our homes for looks and short term gain. Also it’s way cheaper than growing trees for years in a green house so more can be done.
You should definitely add nitrogen fertilizer to the ground, trees, Forest should be planted everywhere, it’s a good way to balance the carbon cycle, make earths surface more green 👍
Amazing anything grows on a slope with ground that contains probably almost no nutrients beyond minerals, any nitrogen that was captured you would expect would just be leached right away. You need to convince everyone on the base to take their pee breaks on that area.
I helping by chucking in to global warming , eating meat and running my fossil fuel vehicles as much as i can. It ain’t much but every bit helps to raise the temp there by a fraction of a degree , you just watch them trees take off once it warms a little. You see global warming is a bit of a ying and yang deal. Some things will be better and some not so much. Either way it will Not be the calamity many of you have been conditioned to believe. 😮
This is at Kangerlussuaq, in proximity to an experimental grove of conifers planted around 45 years ago. Some of those trees are now up to 20 feet tall (6 meters). They grow ver-r-r-y slow, being right at the Arctic Circle and hundreds of miles north of any other tree population. Summertime temperatures are very mild for this far north, but winters are cold and dark, of course.
Most of Greenland's very few trees are in the far south, roughly 60 degrees North Latitude. It requires a lot of codling to raise trees at the Arctic Circle.
With recent warming this area is just on the 10°C summer isotherm, which normally marks the limits of natural forests. Interestingly it's now as warm here as thickly forested parts of Tierra del Fuego, be interesting to see what happens.
The gulf stream makes Norway lush compared to Greenland :-) But thanks to that movement of warm water Norway have natural forests up to 69 or even 70 degrees north.
@@rolfnilsen6385 So true - I can look out my window at them (70°N).
@@itsmeagain1745 Norwegian Riviera! Been following that and Svalbård this year
Their website says they plant at Narsarsuaq - you can see the trees and matching buildings on Google streetview. Kangerlussuaq does have a similar airstrip - but no trees as far as I can see in streetview.
Greenland used to have trees near the coast until they were cut down by the vikings. Many areas along the coast can support boreal forest trees.
It was also warmer during the Viking age than now, so that also helps.
No matter the primary reason Vikings or climate change, planet more trees everywhere you can unless there is a very good reason to not do so, in India the can plant like 67 million trees in 12 hours 👏
@@kimmogensen4888 india will always be the armpit of the earth
Should Vikings be ordered to pay retribution?
@@kimmogensen4888trees are not the panacea you decry. Many plant trees ignorantly for the sake of being “Green”. Just like taking trees down has an impact so does planting trees. Environments that weren’t wooded then get over ran and the local fauna and floral get destroyed. Additionally it has been scientifically proven that young trees expire more CO2 than previously thought. Only old growth sequesters CO2 in a significant way. People like to point out the oxygen we breathe. Yes it contributes but only 10% is by plants. 90% is by algae which we have to kill off because blooms are accounting for killing other animals. We are literally destroying the natural correction for the sake of our own personal interest at that point. Look up albedo as well. Trees will absorb more IR and emit heat and water vapor. Water vapor being another greenhouse effect. Last of all, if you are planting Trees. Plant local plants, don’t spam the same trees planting pine everywhere. Be mindful of the environment. Greening an area means you’re pulling water out of the environment and holding it an area. If not done correctly you will have negative effects on other regions. So yeah don’t just plant trees after trees, you’re just schilling the corporate message and giving them green credits. I mean are you going to plant trees a cross plains and destroy the plains environment?
Make Greenland green again!
MGGA
😂😂😂
That’s where I was going.
Weel, Greenland was never very green. Why it got that name, is a mystery.
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 Norse propaganda.
In Florida here a tree in 5 years is ready to climb. Amazing the difference
The sun is a deadly laser
@@wmpx34 of food
That’s why I’m moving from Washington to Oregon. A little more warmth goes a long way,
Thanks to you, Greenland will be a better place to live, and more habitable in the winter as well. Thank you.
Thank you for planting trees on the frontier of habitable
That mountaineous forest is very beautiful, and the tiny growing trees are very inspiring sight. It is unbelievable how big of an impact planting trees makes over time. I think I recall doing math that if we planted trees to cover an area the size of a mid-sized US state, this forest would be able to absorb all the CO2 that humans are producing. There's so many amazing things trees do. I wish I had time to write a book about it.
The impact of planting trees is minimal in relation to the overall CO2 problem. It's a great gesture but nowhere enough to 'save the planet.' Time is running out.
@@cht2162 are his numbers wrong? Source, please.
@cht2162
Bullcrap. Quit it with the doom and gloom. If youre so worried then get off the internet
Excellent work people, here in sudbury, Ontario Canada, we had a similar project reestablishing vegetation/trees within a 20 mile radius of the city.. acid rain/sulfur pollution from industrial smoke stacks had virtually destroyed the local area.. we now have trees and other natural vegetation.. keep up the great effort Greenland
This is so exciting, Jason.
That is a way higher success than I would have guessed.
I am planting (and there plantings in degraded cleared areas around me) on our farmland in Australia and it can be hit and miss, partly due to irregularities in weather, but extremely satisfyingly when they get traction and take off.
I believe it is the treeroot that all of a sudden, hits paydirt (a space for depth and nutrition) and the upper growth takes off. It can take a few decades even to happen.
On hard land it is recommended to cut a deep line (like a knife in a cake) to assist that process. Not easy for you Guys in this situation.
It's not just sheep or livestock that take seedlings, ours are fenced,
its the bl**dy Wombats and Kangaroos✌😁🇦🇺.
Wishing you well.
Magpies and other Australian birds like pulling seedlings out of the ground, it was a massive problem in Melbourne when we planted along the eastern freeway and accompanying land around darebin.
Congratulations on your success. They look fantastic. They are alive. A lot of the growth is probably occuring underground. That soil looks like pure volcanic rock and embers with little organic matter so it takes time for them to establish.
YAY! Way to go! May God bless the trees!
Thanks, Jason. I give a little bit monthly. Plus we love the T-shirts for Greenland Trees.
This warms my heart. I love trees. They are beautiful and they are so useful to the world.
Thank you for sharing and following up on these trees, Jason.
The larch look great the leaders are long, really nice to see this Jason.
Good info from Greenland! Keep up the good work!😻👍🌲🌲
Nice to see the trees going into a tested area. Good luck.
Eric the red will be pleased.
Sterling work Jason. Ground cover plants are important for maintaining soil health & sustaining shrubs & trees until they form a canopy. Bare ground is the enemy of soil health & globally many well-intentioned tree planting projects neglect plant diversity thus increasing the chances their efforts will fail. China gets around this (!) by painting the ground green, which from satellites appears like vegetation.
@@mikeharrington5593 My observation is that trees make easy work of bare ground. I've seen self seeded birch forest grow to maturity on tunnel waste dumped by Loch Ness, this in less than 70 years. A decent amount of topsoil too.
Very cool. I’ve been planting a lot of trees this years as well.
Kudos to these tree planters. I’m sure this “soil” has very few plant available nutrients. And yet, here are the babies. Someday they will shelter birds. May they live a full long life.
Dont be so sure. Snow and precipitation provide nitrogen. Rocks provide minerals.
This topic used to interest me greatly, but it was hard to get detailed information; species list, planting strategy.
Glad to see some success and the sense of volunteerism.
Would never have thought to use Sib.Larch on a bare, gravelly slope. But if it works, it works!
My gut feeling would be to start with shrubs known to spread by stolons and new plants coming off the roots: Cornus sericea (red twig dogwood), Chokecherry, Amelancier; or, even Aspen as a tree that spreads underground.
Plant one Aspen, if it catches and likes the spot, it will create a grove.
Other advantage with above list: if it gets burned off, or freezes to the ground in a freak frost, new trees and shrubs will shoot up from the roots. That won't happen with larch or some of the puzzling choices, like birch, I see being used to establish forests in Iceland and Scotland.
Maybe I'm misinformed, and will dig a little deeper. It's important to make these projects work.
Thank you for the update!
Thank you for your work. You make the earth a better place.
Would dwarf Birch survive?
Places like Iceland and Orkney need help, they were wooded thousands of years ago, but now deserts due to human destruction.
Thank for your concern about forests in Iceland and Shetland. About the latter I don't know anything, but about Iceland I can inform you that enormous progress has been and is still made in the sphere of afforestation and that not only recently, but consistently over many decades.
Dwarf birch does well in cold climate yes and is native to Greenland already. I've read a lot of pollen research from cold periods like the Last Glacial Maximum and come across it growing alongside the coniferous trees. Other species as well which surprised me though i can't name them from memory. I think researchers know exactly for every climate condition what species will work by now.
I didn't know trees could get this large in Greenland - looking at the little forrest. Are there many places in Greenland where trees can grow like this? Or how unique is this place?
In the southern tip, there are small forests in the Quinngua valley in the vicinity of 60.3N, 44.5W.
Did you introduce Lupin grown from inoculated seed? It's the perfect site for them. Must be something holding them back??
I should say I was surprised to see any trees in Greenland, but then I see the south is on the same latitude as Scotland, well the Shetland Islands
The highlands have not much trees as well. For the same reasons as in Greenland.
The trees have been cut.
Just an FYI, as glaciers melt in Alaska (where I live), trees grow higher and higher. :) Great work, guys! PS - We have a lot of aspen and they spread their roots and pop up everywhere!
How deep before you hit permafrost? Does a sloped surface facing south help?
Depends, Iceland was for at least the start of recent ice age. In recent global warming permafrost is not an issue.
Before going to Greenland for a 1 year tour I was told there was a woman behind every tree. Sondrestrom -- beautiful place and best year ever.
I never knew there were trees in Greenland. I wonder what animals they support.
for one, birds love Greenland trees ua-cam.com/video/LXhH07h5a-E/v-deo.htmlsi=0eqcOBvqA-XyAKsw
@JasonBoxClimate Im just curious, so I did a superficial search of the native flora of Greenland. Sounds like there are some native forests of willow, juniper, and birch? It looks like there are a lot native blueberry type plants (vaccinium) there, too. Maybe on the undisturbed sites? Good food for bears, maybe. Have the shrublands been destroyed by the sheep? Seems like the berries would be a natural energy source for the birds. I don't know if conifers provide much food for birds. Maybe the seed cones? And shelter.
@@timmoore3188I'm wondering if Red Squirrels used to live in Greenland forests before the Vikings arrived and cut down what trees there were.
Greenland might become a good place to act as a safe zone for Reds, away from Grey Squirrels that are causing such devastation here in Scotland.
Local trappers try to keep the invasive Grey population down (my neighbour has trapped 110 Greys this year, in what used to be a Red Squirrel stronghold until 15 years ago), but it's a losing battle.
@Debbie-henri Scary how the introduction of one seemingly harmless species can threaten the ecosystem for many others. Introduced species are a problem here in the biologically diverse region of California, but I would assume it is much worse in the already less diverse and fragile ecosystems of the polar regions.
@@Debbie-henri just saw Reds are having a good year against Greys... our squirrels don't like the sog as your natives do
When larch turn yellow in the fall in the Rocky Mountains lots of tourists hike up to see them. Glad to hear they are doing well in Greenland.
Cool video I we need more trees. :)
Let’s come back in a hundred years and see how it’s going!
You should try thinking of future generations, as opposed to thinking only of your self! As Benjamin Franklin said you plant a tree not for yourself, but for future generations!
Great work!!!!!!!
Trees here in northern Canada grow really slow now as well, thousands of years ago fona grew huge because the O2 and CO2 levels were much higher.
45s into the video, the young tree on the low side of the big rock is growing the best.. Any chance that birds have been sitting on that rock and 'passing' their nutrients that then run down the rock to the soil immediately below?? There is a reason that one grew so well,, just like the grass grows so well wherever my cattle leave pats in the paddocks.
There will be a way to establish similar fertility in these rocky escarpments also.. look to nature if you need to enhance it... in this case birds...
Would Coast Redwood do well there because of their unique ability to absorb water through their needles via fog?
Good work
Starting with small plants allows them to get established more quickly than a larger transplant.
The people that planted those trees are optimists .
Anyone who plants a tree is an optimist.
In the world famous English Country Gardens, 18th Century, Capability Brown, we are always reminded that these gardens were created by artists and craftsmen who would never see the finished result in their lifetime. this project in Greenland is of the same optimistic, visionary class and therefore a wonderful inspiration. Thank you from the heart.
I'd plant some Aurora Haskaps along with HoneyBee Haskaps for pollination. Haskaps are tough as bleep and they are delicious berries. Trees are essential but ya can't eat them.
I have two questions:
Would it not be a lot better to plant different species if trees?
And you called it a Siberian tree, is that not an exotic tree for Greenland, or is it a local indigenous species?
There are non contiguous areas free of ice. Nothing indigenous in some since Eemian Interglacial
Almost starting from scratch there. From what I've read, the only native trees were a dwarf birch, dwarf willow and a dwarf mountain ash (Sorbus); none of them growing taller than waist high.
@@gardengeek3041 had their first timber harvest in GL like 2007? There's a story w pics on the web. Two guys and a chainsaw size job.
More forestry science than any economic scale.
Test plot of Norwegian species on 'mild' south end but since 1910 are 6ft 2m high
Great work
It says on your site that larch exist in Greenland already so it’s native. I do wonder why the native birch or willow aren’t also grown? Are they not right for this site?
The larch are not native. I’ll check the web site.
@@JasonBoxClimate Check the ancient pollen record?
Amazing
So beautiful.
Larches are a wonderful tree.
Monty Python agrees.
💚💚💚
Love your 3 green hearts comment!
What about wildlife i wonder? Are there any species to be restored or reintroduced? That should help provide the vegetation with some nutrients.
Jason, I’m from Greenland and lived in Washington state. The Pacific Northwest ecosystem needs to be replicated and I am interested in replicating the PNW ecosystem with fishmeal starters and seedlings. I have chosen two areas on the west coast, south and north above the arctic circle, and one place east above the arctic circle. I am sourcing the equipment to “till” the planting areas and have consulted with the Japanese “Kudzu” professor who proved it will grow in arctic conditions on Mount Fuji, to infuse nitrogen to accelerate growth of a PNW ecosystem and build soil and biomass. I can push approval through arctic research projects and funding, but historical data proves locals tend to destroy new forests through gracing. All the raw natural resources are available but it’s the lack of nitrogen and biomass that hinders quick adaptation. I would like to speak with you once I get my land use rights secured 😇
Your heart is in the right place.
Am seeing so many well-meaning suggestions & queries (including my own) among the 1.5 thousand comments so far, I wonder if Jason is able to address any of them.
Didn't he say he was there to study glaciers.?
Willl Greenland get colder, due to AMOC slowing down?
Yes, you can see the predictions on the wiki page of AMOC.
@@Csatadi This will be bad for trees, won’t it?
@@pjssjr Of course it will.
just do not doom them all to death.
use seeds from varied trees from different dna strands.
the timber industry here in cal doomed out forests by planting only one dna type. and the bark beetles love this strain.
plant deverserty to improve your plantings. and gives the forest the ability to grow and prosper.
Question: how many different types of trees can grow in a forest like that? Is it a monoculture, or is it a diverse forest?
I wonder if this would work on the Kerguelen islands.
Have they tried birches from northern Finland too?
Would trees from e.g Alaska, Labrador, Norway or Siberia do best ? At least trees like birches are adapted to the local environment , as an example birch from Germany will not do well when planted in Sweden, even though it is the same species, they will aim to keep their leaves on too late in autumn
you're a good man
It’s good to know that the larch seedlings are doing well. Didn’t Monty Python popularize the larch?
I love that Iceland and Greenland are going to become more biodiverse and reforested within my lifetime! I want to bring some cool Alberta wildflowers and trees to plant there so that I can contribute to the boreal Eden. Bunchberry and fireweed fo sho lol
Those are some very stubborn little trees. I hope that unstable slope refrains from landsliding until it can be stabilized by the trees.
maybe combine larix with pinus cembra? In the high alpine regions they often are together.
Are trees natural there? Or is this something new with rising temperatures?
People have been introducing trees to greenland since the 1890s, trees other than the native birch and willow and juniper
What different tree species are you planting?
Can those trees repruduce themselves without human intervention there ?
Have to wait and see. Some conifers like Larch don't produce seed 30-40 years after planting.
Maybe by time are old enough for relationships 😇
neat!
Is this reforestation or are you trying to plant trees but they haven’t grown before?
Still too cold for black spruce from the Canadian taiga? Or are those somewhere less rocky?
I am not a expert, but I usually associate black spruce with swampy ground . There may be some areas of Greenland that they would do well , but I think jack pine might do better in most areas
You ever notice the trees next to the roads in forests are the biggest and healthiest
Its the CO2 they love it.
I've noticed that in Alaska. Believe here it is due to increased mineral content as much of the forest floor is nearly devoid.
Here in Israel, the best places for desert botanizing are the roadsides. The parsimonious rainfall that the tarmac receives in Winter is flowing there immediately no matter how poorly built and damaged the roads are, and the impermeable black stuff also makes sure the water from dew events also runs off right there. This is probably not what makes the roadside trees larger in the Arctic, where precipitations are less sporadic, so I'd go with vehicular pollution with Carbon Dioxide and NOx.
@@DanielLLevy No. This is not the Arctic, it is a rainforest. There is no pollution to speak of with our tiny population and the heavier growth is even on unused roads.
@@jimnorthland2903 So, I suppose that less competition for sunlight does the trick then?
It can't just have me thinking that rock and that sound was a poor lemming rolling down the hill?
Better to plant along the ridge so that future seeds fall on either side of the ridge.
Will redwoods grow in this area?
No
Are you also bringing animals in ?
No
Beavers lurking hopefully 🌲 🦫 🦫
Are these trees native to greenland at all.
A friend was based in Labrador over fifty years ago. He showed pictures of tall trees sparsely growing.
Can you make Greenland a green land ?
Those trees are going to spend their lives thinking "Why me? Why here? I could have been planted anywhere! What did I do to deserve this?"
I bet red cedars would take off fast the bird droppings will fertilize them
other plants often make better pioneers than trees. is there a greenland native "broom" ??
No. Nothing even close.
You need to bring in some animals too. If you have surface water, start with beavers, but get some birch and beech going first. Where I live the land is being denuded by a multi-decade engineered drought, that's where I have to concentrate my assistance.
I’d strongly recommend reading the book finding the mother tree! The author points out how the symbiotic system works with trees!
Think your trees would survive a Carrington Event?
Telephone poles fried, and I have a hard time seeing any forests in 1800s pictures.
Probably because most forests have trees less than 200 years old.
Nice work, expert.
Many trees around the world are 300-1000 years old
With the increased global warming we have experenced over the past decade, I would be planting tropical plants now in Greenland. Maybe that is why the Larix are growing so slowly.
Wow they are small. Wouldn't it make sense to grow the some years in a greenhose and plant them later?
Trees do better planted small in the ground then big ones. Their roots get more established. We plant big ones in our homes for looks and short term gain. Also it’s way cheaper than growing trees for years in a green house so more can be done.
That is a tactic we have started since 2021
Are these Siberian Larch native to Greenland ?
No.
Who's called Jason Box !!!?
Wow in 500 years there will be a forest there at that rate of growth. You people ever hear of Miracle Grow???????
I see trees around, i don't understand why they wouldnt grow. Its a rehabilitation area.
Is there a reason why you only plant non-native trees?
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Ah, the jungles of Greenland
In New Hampshire, trees are weeds.
Their ad campaign is, "The larch."
You should definitely add nitrogen fertilizer to the ground, trees, Forest should be planted everywhere, it’s a good way to balance the carbon cycle, make earths surface more green 👍
Amazing anything grows on a slope with ground that contains probably almost no nutrients beyond minerals, any nitrogen that was captured you would expect would just be leached right away. You need to convince everyone on the base to take their pee breaks on that area.
Someone should plant some fruit trees thier.
plant in better spots than on the side of a mini mountain and give the trees a fighting chance
It catches sun if I heard him
I helping by chucking in to global warming , eating meat and running my fossil fuel vehicles as much as i can.
It ain’t much but every bit helps to raise the temp there by a fraction of a degree , you just watch them trees take off once it warms a little. You see global warming is a bit of a ying and yang deal. Some things will be better and some not so much.
Either way it will Not be the calamity many of you have been conditioned to believe. 😮
Give them another 7 year and building a Sawmill will be a good idea.
I support you driving my fossil! Happy climate change to you all!