Miyawaki method attempted in Trichy city to grow 180 native trees

TRICHY: Pursuing the Miyawaki method, a Japanese technique of growing dense plantation of various native tree saplings planted close to each other, around 180 native saplings were planted at Armoury gate in Ponmalai locality here on Saturday.
Organised jointly by Trichy-based VDart Technologies and Shine Treechy NGO, the Miyawaki method of afforestation was carried out on a 2,000-square-foot of railway land in Ponmalai.
Eighteen varieties of native trees including fruit-bearing trees like mango, guava and gooseberry were planted closely within 2 to 2.5 feet gap between the saplings.
Organisers said that they had opted Miyawaki method as it requires only a small packet of land to grow a dense forest in the city. Southern Railway’s Trichy division had agreed to maintain the plantation by watering the saplings every day, organisers added.
In the next few days, the gap between the native saplings shall be covered with paddy straws to ensure moisture in the soil for propagating saplings’ growth.