In a message dated 11/19/03 7:32:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, KJEMEM@aol.com writes: > careful planning, > and probably money to start over when some get lost, to grow trees in > Orkney. > The most important part is the planning. It would, for instance, be ridiculous to plant a forest of evergreens in an area that was originaly populated (so to speak) with a variety of deciduous trees in the majority, and a minority of evergreens. Careful study of ancient writings will reveal what kinds of trees and hedge-rows are native. Then the right birds must be brought in, if they have completely gone. The trees are not just for humans.... Anne, planter this year of 1 Callery Pear, 2 maples, and 1 holly in my little corner plot near Philadelphia