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Lets get making our streets and estates into urban orchard for everyone to have free fresh food!

An adopted tree.

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 A few years back this lady came around looking at all the fruit trees we planted at the orchard asking what they were all about and if she could adopt one for her little dog that had just recently passed away.  I said no probs you work away and showed her around the orchard. She picked a nice apple tree and for the past few years now she has always been coming and visiting her tree keeping it tidy and leaving doggy stuff around it. I spent last night walking around hundreds of phantom planted trees I've planted and was just thinking how I can remember every tree that I've planted. Who I planted it with or any stories that are attached with the tree, like where it came from or who gave me it or even who the parent tree was. Amazing how planting trees can create these sorts of memories. I even remember conversations with people from the times of planting. Maybe trees are antennas or receptors in some way and they are observing and recording what is going on around it, storing m...
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We are only as old as our spine.

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 We are only as old as our spines.  So much can be done in hammocks.  At my age it's all about keeping the spine healthy and these hammocks are amazing for that!  It's also great just to hang out in nature... Peace and love  The Phantom Planter
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What a sight!

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 I phantom planted these plum trees by the side of the road about 7 years ago and check out the flowers on these beauties today! These 2 plum trees have thrived right from the start. I do remember at the time of planting this lady stopped to tell me that they will never survive and the council will rip them out on me. So sure of herself she was. I just ignored her and planted with good intentions and 7 years later look at these beauties thrive. All our laybys need to be planted up with fruit trees so everyone can stop off on their days out and pick some fruit. Lets make it happen guys, get phantom planting today! Peace and love  The Phantom Planter
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My first apple tree gets pruned.

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 Was out pruning one of the first ever apple trees I phantom planted about 10 years ago!  Check out the size of the trunk on this beauty! I knew nothing about tree planting 10 years ago, all I knew was to plant it the right way up and water it.  All these years later not much has changed in the way I plant trees.  We also pruned some other trees in a park also that were needing done.  Great time of year going round looking at all your phantom planted trees come to life.  So much time and effort goes into planting and looking after all the trees and also to keep this page going. Need all the support I can get guys.  Feel free to donate 👇👇👇 https://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FAJZHB3TBXMSL And if you cant support me phantom plant a tree.  Peace and love  The Phantom Planter
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Spiritual merit.

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 Heading out today to weed around a load of fruit trees in the estate. Keeping them tidy so the council grass cutters dont come so close to the trees. We are also going to prune the biggest apple tree I have that was phantom planted by the side of the road in South Belfast approx 10 years ago. Will update with some pics later. Its amazing how far things have come in 10 years. I know back then I was in the depths of darkness and randomly planting my first ever tree was plugging me into something magical and healing. And it was healing for me as looking back now it was my intentions I believe. You see when our intentions are pure and selfless apparently this is where you really earn some spiritual merit.  Back then my only intentions was for people to enjoy free apples in their street. I know looking back now that it was not for my ego, as if to say, look at me I planted this tree. It was purely for people to have free food on me.  I just always pondered with the idea that ...
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First tree to flower!

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 The first tree has burst into flower at our new orchard. This was a pear tree brought along and planted by a friend of mine on the border of the new Lisnabreeny community orchard. All the 300 native Irish apple trees in the orchard that we just recently planted are about to burst into life any day now. Just from observing I can see that the altitude of this new orchard makes a difference to when they first burst into life, even though its only 140m above sea level it does make a difference. Many of the same variety apple trees down at our other orchard more lower down have already burst into life. I think Phenology is the word for that. Amazing to watch and learn from.... Long after I'm gone people are going to be eating fruit from trees that I've phantom planted. Birds and other wildlife will be feeding on them also for many years after me. People will be sitting in the shade of oak trees I've phantom planted hundreds of years from now.  I never really thought about all t...
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Loyal to the trees!

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 Every summer drought we have got in the past I make sure all the newly planted trees get watered, often carrying these drums for up to a mile.  I've even walked mountains to water my trees in the past.  Never forget about your phantom planted trees guys. For the first couple of years it's important to look after them getting them off to the best start.  Help my mission guys in making urban orchards a reality!  👇👇👇 https://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FAJZHB3TBXMSL Peace and love The Phantom Planter
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