Charlottetown experiments with mini forests to speed up growth

A new project in the city of Charlottetown is trying to grow small forests faster, using high density planting and native species. The technique is called the Miyawaki method, named for the Japanese ecologist and botanist who developed the idea of mini forests, and how to grow them, in the 1970s.

Charlottetown experiments with mini forests to speed up growth
A man wearing dark sunglasses and work clothes crouches next to a small maple tree with orange leaves.

A new project in the city of Charlottetown is trying to grow small forests faster, using high density planting and native species. The technique is called the Miyawaki method, named for the Japanese ecologist and botanist who developed the idea of mini forests, and how to grow them, in the 1970s.