We are all aware of the long term benefits of planting native plants such as the creation of ecological corridors and filtering of nutrients into waterways, so it was pretty special that at this year’s planting day, Ararimu school students had kowhai and totara trees to plant amongst the other native plants they’d nurtured at the school. The Kowhai and Totara had been grown from seed by one of the students grandmothers whose nearby property was the site of Trees for Survival planting 25 years ago! Just another reminder that tree planting is all about long term vision and rewards in the future!
