What is a floating forest? A floating forest, as the name
suggests, consists basically of floating trees in various forms. Floating
forests can simply be a few trees in the water or unique ecosystems that host a
variety of interesting birds, animals, and insects. Here are a few floating
forest ideas from around the world.
Floating Forest Ideas
If you have a small backyard pond, you could recreate one of
these fascinating habitats of floating trees yourself. Choose an item that
freely floats and simply add some soil and trees, then let it go and grow –
similar ideas include floating
wetland gardens.
Rotterdam’s Floating Trees
A historic port in the Netherlands is home to a miniature
floating forest consisting of 20 trees in the water. Each tree is planted in an
old sea buoy, previously used in the North Sea. The buoys are filled with a
mixture of soil and ultralight lava
rocks.
The Dutch elm trees growing in the “Bobbing Forest” were
displaced as a result of construction projects in other parts of the cities and
would have otherwise been destroyed. Developers of the project discovered that
Dutch elm trees are sturdy enough to tolerate bobbing and bouncing in the rough
water and they can withstand a certain amount of salty water.
It’s possible that floating trees, which help to remove
carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere, may be one way to replace trees
lost to shopping centers and parking lots as urban environments continue to
expand.
Floating Forest in an Old Ship
A century-old ship in Sydney, Australia’s Homebush Bay has
become a floating forest. The SS Ayrfield, a World War II transport ship,
escaped a planned dismantling when the shipyard closed. Left behind and
forgotten, the ship was reclaimed by nature and is home to an entire forest of mangrove
trees and other vegetation.
The floating forest has become one of Sydney’s major tourist
attractions and a popular site for photographers.
Ancient Waters
Some scholars believe there may have been gigantic floating
forests in the antediluvian oceans. They think the forests, home to many unique
living beings, were eventually broken up by the violent motions of rising
floodwaters. If their theories are found to “hold water,” it may explain why
the remains of fossilized plants and mosses have been found with marine
sediments. Unfortunately, this concept is difficult to prove.
What is a floating forest? A floating forest, as the name
suggests, consists basically of floating trees in various forms. Floating
forests can simply be a few trees in the water or unique ecosystems that host a
variety of interesting birds, animals, and insects. Here are a few floating
forest ideas from around the world.
Floating Forest Ideas
If you have a small backyard pond, you could recreate one of
these fascinating habitats of floating trees yourself. Choose an item that
freely floats and simply add some soil and trees, then let it go and grow –
similar ideas include floating
wetland gardens.
Rotterdam’s Floating Trees
A historic port in the Netherlands is home to a miniature
floating forest consisting of 20 trees in the water. Each tree is planted in an
old sea buoy, previously used in the North Sea. The buoys are filled with a
mixture of soil and ultralight lava
rocks.
The Dutch elm trees growing in the “Bobbing Forest” were
displaced as a result of construction projects in other parts of the cities and
would have otherwise been destroyed. Developers of the project discovered that
Dutch elm trees are sturdy enough to tolerate bobbing and bouncing in the rough
water and they can withstand a certain amount of salty water.
It’s possible that floating trees, which help to remove
carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere, may be one way to replace trees
lost to shopping centers and parking lots as urban environments continue to
expand.
Floating Forest in an Old Ship
A century-old ship in Sydney, Australia’s Homebush Bay has
become a floating forest. The SS Ayrfield, a World War II transport ship,
escaped a planned dismantling when the shipyard closed. Left behind and
forgotten, the ship was reclaimed by nature and is home to an entire forest of mangrove
trees and other vegetation.
The floating forest has become one of Sydney’s major tourist
attractions and a popular site for photographers.
Ancient Waters
Some scholars believe there may have been gigantic floating
forests in the antediluvian oceans. They think the forests, home to many unique
living beings, were eventually broken up by the violent motions of rising
floodwaters. If their theories are found to “hold water,” it may explain why
the remains of fossilized plants and mosses have been found with marine
sediments. Unfortunately, this concept is difficult to prove.