The Phantom Planter

 Added bamboo canes and trees guards yesterday to all the 81 apple trees we phantom planted in the estate over the past few days. Luckily when I got down yesterday no more trees had been broken. Only 2 so far had been snapped with possible dogs running over the trees as they are so small.  They were hard to see to be honest without the tree guards on them. Hope now the dogs will see them better and also they will be able to take a bit of a hit now with the canes and guards acting as an extra strengthener for them. This is going to be an amazing little wild orchard when this all gets established. Such a mix of heritage Irish trees phantom planted here. Cant wait to watch this all grow over the coming years. The community really loves the idea of fruit trees being planted around the place. Everyone stops to say how much they love it. So many dont know also how many different types of native apple trees we have. It's my life ambition to fill our local estate and beyond with all t...

 Phantom planted another 33 apple trees yesterday back at the same plot where we phantom planted 48 the day before. This brings the total apple trees here at 81. In the space of one day 2 have been broken already which I replaced yesterday. I do expect to take looses here where I've phantom planted these.  The Paramili-Trees will keep sending in reinforcements! One good thing though is I can just pull out the rootstock and regraft another apple tree onto them for next year. I've got a load of bamboo sticks and tree guards which I'm going to go back today and add to the trees. Hopefully this will add a bit more protection and the dogs will maybe see the trees better and not run over them. I'm determined to get this new orchard established. What was pretty special about the planting yesterday was all the men that came to help out, we all have a bit of a shady past and we have all gotten into Buddhism. Yesterday the 3 of us just talked Buddhist stuff and planted apple tree...

 48 Heritage Irish apple trees phantom planted yesterday creating another new orchard in the estate! Had some real good helpers and new recruits for this one. These kids that came to help out were pretty special. Love watching kids when they take an interest getting stuck in planting trees. Cant thank the parents enough either as they practically dug all 48 holes. The family was a massive help. I couldn't have got them all in without you. Thank you! Phantom planting this new plot is a bit of a gamble. I dont normally phantom plant trees that are so small like this on council property as there is more chance of them getting run over by dogs and whatever else. Planting trees smaller though is much better for the growth of the tree as it grows into a bigger stronger tree much better than potted trees. As I was saying yesterday if all these trees didnt make it for some reason it was all still worth it as I met some of the nicest people around. There is good people in this world and pha...

 Heading out here today to phantom plant a community orchard on a large field in the estate. I have a new method of planting I'm going to experiment with. It will be more like a wild fruit forest rather than a maintained orchard. I've around 50 mixed heritage apple trees to plant and I'm going to plant them all quite close in a circular island shape in the field. I will then get a mower and cut the grass around the edge of the island of trees to encourage the council mowers to just keep cutting around it. It will be all left for the grass to grow wild in and around the trees. You see woodland trust do these types of plantations with other native trees, but I have never seen one with native fruit trees. I love it when apple trees are left to go wild with fruit, just falling and being left. It creates such a biodiversity hotspot. I have seen more life around wild fruit trees than most other types of tree. All my apple trees are grafted onto mm106 rootstock which means they wi...

 Good morning guys Making an appeal here to see if I can recruit any dedicated volunteers to help plant and look after the fruit trees around Belvoir Estate South Belfast. Drop me a message  Phantomplanter1@gmail.com Have 352 apple trees left to plant and need to get them in the ground asap. Have other missions I need to move onto here soon. Thats what I love about tree planting and working with nature. Its seasonal and connecting. The soul is running alongside the magic of creation. The way its meant to be. This is pic of another 50 heritage Irish apple trees thats just been dug out of our nursery. 10 I'm donating to the Comber community gardens. And the rest I keep in the van with me and plant an chant as I'm out about selling my high end luxury mattresses. Dont forget too guys, anyone needing a mattress delivered today or tomorrow Belfast and Surrounding areas drop me a message. In most cases I'll have mattress at your door quicker than your local Chinese! Have all sizes...

 Hope you all had a good Christmas guys. 21 heritage Irish apple trees we phantom planted yesterday. Me and my right hand man have been planting trees every Christmas day now for the past many years. We even had another helper who joined us too. The young lad was out on his new bike and I asked him did he want to plant a tree. He was well up for it! He now has his own apple tree at our orchard to visit anytime. Great Christmas day memory with a difference it will be for this young lad. Thats 66 apple trees I've phantom planted in the past few weeks with another 352 to go!  All will be getting phantom planted about the country. It gives me more pleasure going back in years to come tracking down all my trees than it would be to sell these. I have watched my mate sell his half of the trees and turn into thousands and dont get me wrong, it did cross my mind to sell mine. But no, thats just when greed sets in. I make enough money from my wee mattress business. This has always put t...