2023-2028 trial participants: observations start on 1 April

MyGardenOfTrees

A participatory science project for climate-resilient forests in Europe

What is MyGardenOfTrees?

MyGardenOfTrees is a participatory science project supported by the European Commission and led by a team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. The aim of MyGardenOfTrees is to evaluate the growth and regeneration capacity of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) through experimental gardens across Europe. Observations obtained from these gardens will be used to develop a prediction tool for foresters to help them build forests better adapted to climate change.

MyGardenOfTrees in a nutshell

The project explained by its PI

In this video, the project PI, Dr Katalin Csilléry, explain the steps of the project from seed collection to the development of a prediction tool.

The micro-gardens

They are all over Europe!

Over 300 micro-gardens have been established across Europe in the framework of the 2023-2028 trials.

The macro-gardens

Macro-trials sites across Europe

25 large common gardens "macro-gardens" have been established by collaborating research institutes and universities across Europe.

News

December 2024

Launching the TAMERS survey

Help us to understand the perception and acceptance of adaptive forest management strategies across Europe by answering the TAMERS survey.

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October 2024

9406 observations!

9406 observations about germination and survival of seedlings in the micro-gardens have been submitted until today by the participants of the 2023-2028 trials. We thank a lot all the participants for their work!

September 2024

Senescence observations start in the micro-gardens

Participants of the 2023-2028 trials are now observing the leaf colour changes of their Fagus seedlings. These observations will be useful to understand how autumn phenology varies among provenances and environments.