What is the cost of purchasing, planting, and maintaining a tree through this program?
The cost to plant an acre of forest is approximately $500 for 200 trees per acre. The survival rate is estimated to be 35% where the end result would be at least 70 living trees per acre. The survival rate is significantly lower than 20 years ago, when survival rate was 85%, because of drought and global warming. All the above costs include the tree, planting crews, delivery, and maintenance. The cost of tree planting includes: • Production of the tree: average $1 per tree.
