Plantación del "Bosque de Amable"

[English version]

En Asturias en el pueblo de Melendreros (concejo de Bimenes),vive un plantador de Tejos, Amable llamado allí "Mable"; fue 35 años minero y lo que más le ha gustado ha sido plantar árboles, sobre todo Tejos,en los últimos años sigue plantando,"Cuando hay ancianos que plantan árboles, que no podrán disfrutar de su sombra, no está todo perdido". 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT

In Asturias in the town of Melendreros (council of Bimenes), lives a planter of Tejos, Amable friendly called "Mable"; He was a miner for 35 years but what he liked the most was to plant trees, especially Tejos. in recent years he continues to plant and states, "When there are old people who plant trees, who will not be able to enjoy their shade, not everything is lost".

The Tejo (Taxus baccata) is a tree that can be millenary and is sacred to the Celts, called "Tree of life" because the chemical compound that can be found in its leafs and bark cures certain types of cancer, has been cut down by humans since thousands of years ago, because it is one of the few noble hardwood trees in Europe, so there are only few left and in remote places, especially in the north.

A group of tree lovers and especially of the Tejos, we want to plant a forest of 97 Tejos, in tribute to "Mable", with his 97 years, in the Council of Bimenes; we have the plot, the trees, but we lack the money to carry out a clearance and install a fence, because the roe deer, the wild boar and the deer, like to eat young Tejo trees;
We also want to develop a scientific project, by planting Tejos from different origins and studying growths and their behavior facing the climate change.