Find out how to create an urban forest in your backyard or a vacant patch of land
By Pooja Khanna Tyagi

14 May 2020

The Miyawaki forestation method is a unique way to create an urban forest and is pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. With this method of plantation, an urban forest can grow within a short span of 20-30 years while a conventional forest takes around 200-300 years to grow naturally. In the Miyawaki technique, various native species of plants are planted close to each other so that the greens receive sunlight only from the top and grow upwards than sideways. As a result, the plantation becomes approximately 30 times denser, grows 10 times faster and becomes maintenance-free after a span of 3 years.

Here are the basic steps to create an urban forest with the Miyawaki method. Ideally the selected site should have minimum dimensions of 4 by 3 metres and receive sunlight for at least 8 hours a day.

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