Gift Tree Planting Project – Denmark

Project Description

The Gift Tree’s planting project is in the area of Western Jutland, Denmark. Historically and geographically, Denmark has been a country blanketed in trees, but due to agricultural pressures and population expansion only 14.5% of the land area in Denmark is now forested. Your gift tree is being planted as part of a large project to benefit the climate, biodiversity, and the local communities.

This project is part of a nationwide effort to grow Denmark’s forest cover to 25% by 2100 and will establish a multi-functional woodland on marginal farmland in western Jutland. The best part? It will be protected in perpetuity by the Danish Forest Act. The new forests will absorb carbon, protect biodiversity, preserve groundwater, and fix nitrogen to reduce oxygen suffocating wetland algae blooms. A conservation area will be established for the threatened hazel dormouse and will provide rich habitat for the many unique bird and insect species that call Denmark home.

Your gift tree will be one of 25 species of trees to be planted in the project including varieties of alder, oak, ash, fir, pine, spruce, and larch. Another exciting part of this project is the allotment of a Children’s Forest, to be used for “Forest School” lessons and field trips. This will provide educational opportunities to the local community for generations to come.