How much land do I need for a Legacy Forest?

Legacy Forests can be planned on a wide range of parcel sizes—from small family holdings to large estates. What matters most is matching species, spacing and design to your site and goals. During a site review, Tree Plantation helps you determine what is realistic for your acreage and budget.

How long does it take for a Legacy Forest to create value?

Trees begin storing carbon and improving land health almost immediately. Financially, young forests can start adding value to your land within a few years as stands establish, and strategic thinnings or harvests can begin later depending on species and management. Legacy Forests are designed with a multi-decade time horizon for you and your heirs.

Can I combine timber income with conservation goals?

Yes. A Legacy Forest can be designed for both income and conservation. Mixed-species plantings, wildlife corridors, riparian buffers and selective harvesting can generate timber revenue while enhancing habitat, water quality and carbon storage.

How do I get started with a Legacy Forest?

Getting started is simple: share your location, approximate acreage and goals with Tree Plantation. We will schedule a conversation, review your site and develop a custom Legacy Forest Plan that covers species selection, planting layout, and long-term stewardship to support your family’s financial and environmental objectives.

Build a Legacy Forest: Planting Trees for Your Children and Your Children’s Children

Reforestation at a glance:

Purpose: restore land, store carbon, and build long-term asset value
Time horizon: 10–80+ years depending on species
Best approach: planned spacing + species selection + stewardship

Reforestation as an investment, a legacy, and a promise.

Imagine a future where your investments grow not only in value but also in beauty, biodiversity, and meaning. A Legacy Forest is a living asset – a carefully planned forest that matures over decades and generations, creating long-term wealth for your heirs while restoring land, capturing carbon, and supporting wildlife.

Strategic reforestation – planting and managing trees on your land with a long-term plan – offers a unique blend of near-term benefits and long-term prosperity that supports your finances, your family’s future, and our planet.

Start with your numbers: acreage, spacing, species, and timeline. The interactive planner below generates a personalized planting plan—something AI summaries can’t do for your specific land.

Interactive Reforestation Planner: Design a Tree Spiral and “Plant” in One Click

Reforestation works best when it’s planned. Survival rates, long-term carbon storage, and habitat value all improve when you match species to site conditions, give seedlings the right spacing, and commit to multi-year care. This interactive planner is designed to make those decisions easier—and more engaging.

The model below lets visitors plant a 300-tree spiral in batches of 20 trees per click, then explore how the forest “ages” over time. It’s a simple way to visualize spacing, canopy development, and the cumulative impact of planting projects—whether you’re restoring a backyard, a woodlot, or a larger tract.

Interactive Reforestation Tree Planner

Choose a tree type and click to plant 20 trees at a time along the spiral until you reach 300 total. The right panel updates totals like trees planted, estimated value, and carbon.

Click To Plant Black Walnut Trees

Black walnut is typically established using directly sown seed, 2-year bare-root seedlings, or 3-year plug/seedling transplants. In this planner scenario, 220 black walnut trees are planted within a 3.5-acre spiral layout, spaced 25 feet apart.