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.
How to set up my garden?
Video protocol for participants of the 2023-2028 trials
This video will walk you through the steps that you need to follow to set up your micro-garden.
Where are the participants?
They are all over Europe!
Over 300 micro-gardens have been established across Europe in the framework of the 2023-2028 trials.
NEWS
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 in the micro-gardens
Participants of the 2023-2028 trials are now observing the leaf color changes of their Fagus seedlings. These observations will be useful to understand how autumn phenology varies among provenances and environments.
June 2024
Macro-gardens have been established
21 research institutes and nurseries across Europe established their macro-gardens. It is now possible for the participants to download and follow their observations here!
