🌿 Plant a willow tree (50 points)
Known for its rapid growth and high water uptake, hybrid willow is a key species for flood mitigation and biomass production. It is widely used in short-rotation coppice systems.
Key Benefits:
✔ Biodiversity: Supports invertebrates, provides pollen & nectar
✔ Carbon Sequestration: Moderate, effective at stabilising soil
✔ Productivity: Excellent for fuelwood and biochar production
✔ Other Values: Helps with water retention and soil enrichment
Known for its rapid growth and high water uptake, hybrid willow is a key species for flood mitigation and biomass production. It is widely used in short-rotation coppice systems.
Key Benefits:
✔ Biodiversity: Supports invertebrates, provides pollen & nectar
✔ Carbon Sequestration: Moderate, effective at stabilising soil
✔ Productivity: Excellent for fuelwood and biochar production
✔ Other Values: Helps with water retention and soil enrichment
Known for its rapid growth and high water uptake, hybrid willow is a key species for flood mitigation and biomass production. It is widely used in short-rotation coppice systems.
Key Benefits:
✔ Biodiversity: Supports invertebrates, provides pollen & nectar
✔ Carbon Sequestration: Moderate, effective at stabilising soil
✔ Productivity: Excellent for fuelwood and biochar production
✔ Other Values: Helps with water retention and soil enrichment