Plants hit moist soil

The YAN Climate Ready trial at Kangiara is in the ground after recent rains. A total of 528 plants have been planted:176 Eucalyptus melliodora, 176 Acacia deanei, and 176 Dodonaea viscosa.

The major trial sites at Kangiara and Murrumbateman are planted out in blocks with two inner circles (view the trial design here). At Kangiara we have 22 blocks with 2 circular plantings of 12 plants (see the layout here). In each block one circle has plants grown from locally sourced seed and the second circle has plants grown from hotter drier and cooler wetter regions known as our admix plant group. The Murrumbateman trial site will be planted in mid April.

Detailed background on the Climate Ready project is available at https://yan.org.au/projects/yan-climate-ready-project

What we love to see after 6 months in the Landcare plant nursery is plants planted in the paddock with a shovel. In this instance they are protected with biodegradable tree guards - a new experience for a YAN planting.