starting this spring I will begin planting of a "future conditions forest" or the slightly more catchy "assisted migration forest" as an experiment in planting species that may be better suited to future climactic conditions than our current native species. Assisted migration might very well be necessary in the coming years as plant species can't always follow changing conditions as they geographically shift like birds and beasts can. There are ethical implications at work involving assisted migration which I will discuss later, but for the time being I will focus on my four California oaks and how they fair in their formative years in northern Oregon soil.
The three I have ordered are for my future conditions forest :
Blue Oak California and S. Oregon
Valley Oak: California
Black Oak: California and S. Oregon
Canyon Oak: California and S. Oregon
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| California Oak Savanna, or Oregon in 30 years? |
The three I have ordered are for my future conditions forest :
Blue Oak California and S. Oregon
Valley Oak: California
Black Oak: California and S. Oregon
Canyon Oak: California and S. Oregon
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