Why we do not print a carbon figure
Every tree company seems to know how much carbon a tree absorbs. We do not, so we say so — and here is exactly what we would need before we published a number.
The DeathTree journal
Notes on growing something slowly.
Writing about the parts that matter and rarely get said plainly: how much room a tree eventually needs, how to get it through its first winter, what a certificate does and does not do, and why you will not find a carbon figure anywhere on this site.
What a digital certificate is, and what it is not
Your tree's certificate is a keepsake and a record. It is not a will, a land title, a burial right, a funeral plan or a carbon certificate — and knowing the difference is the point.
Your tree's first year at home
Practical care for a young tree in a container — the first fortnight, watering without guessing, when to repot, and what a first winter actually looks like.
Choosing where your tree will finally stand
A sapling fits anywhere. A mature oak does not. How to think about eventual size, boundaries, what is buried underneath and whose permission you actually need.
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