FAQs

General Questions

What is More Trees?

More Trees is a platform that enables you to plant trees for yourself, your business and others, from as little as £1. From the platform you can:

• Access a dashboard of your tree planting statistics
• Plant trees for yourself or your business
• Plant trees for others, and customise the message they receive
• Access the API to plant trees automatically
• View and download tree planting certificates generated for each tree planted
• Utilise our website widgets - track your live tree planting numbers and share with customers
• Access your virtual forest- watch your forest grow as you fund more trees to be planted

Why should I choose More Trees for tree planting?

More Trees is creating a movement that recognises our collective responsibility for protecting planet Earth and understands that every tree planted is another step towards combating climate change, preserving biodiversity, reducing poverty and safeguarding future generations.

We want to make tree planting cost-effective, and easy to integrate into everyday life, whether planting for a friend/family member, or gifting a tree to a client, customer, or business.

How can I stay updated with news and developments from More Trees?

When you sign up to the platform, you can opt-in for quarterly newsletters which will send updates on projects, new features, promotions and much more.

How do I get started?

1. Sign up to the platform for free here.
2. Decide how you want to plant – plant now, subscribe or automate via API
3. Decide where you want to plant – choose from our 6 project locations
4. Decide who you want to plant for – whether for yourself, or gift a tree to others.
5. Get planting from £1 a tree– either pre-load your account with credits, pay as you plant via debit/credit card, or raise an invoice and pay via bank transfer.

Pricing

What's the cost of tree planting?

From £1-£2 per tree, depending on which tree planting project you support.

How much does it cost to join More Trees?

More Trees is free to join, with no minimum commitment or subscription (unless you set up a monthly or yearly subscription in your account).

What are credits?

You can pre-load your More Trees account with credits to make bulk purchases, planting trees as and when needed. Credit your account via bank transfer or debit/credit card and use the credits to plant trees as and when you'd like (there's no expiry). You can also pay as you plant if you prefer.

Is there a minimum spend?

There's no minimum spend required, you can plant trees as and when you'd like.

Tree Planting

How can I plant trees?

You can plant trees in multiple ways:

• Plant a tree now (for customers, family, friends, businesses)
• Plant via subscription
• Plant via integration (automate tree planting)

How do I automatically plant trees?

You can automatically plant trees, integrating a website or app with More Trees to plant trees on request using our API

Please find more information at https://www.moretreesstaging.xyz/learn/user-guides/api

For example, you can automatically plant a tree for every:

• Order over £10
• New review
• Paid invoice
• New customer

Can I see where my trees are planted?

We send quarterly newsletters updating our members on the progress of our projects, as well as sharing the exact coordinates of each project – feel free to look them up on Google Maps. See more project details here.

Who plants your trees?

What types of trees do you plant?

How do you vet your tree planting partners?

Extensively. We heavily research every partner we work with to ensure:

1. They are planting the trees and have reliable methods for accounting for seeds, saplings and trees planted.
2. They're planting trees in a way to maximise survival rates (e.g. only planting indigenous tree species and planting in the right seasons).
3. They're making a positive impact in the local community (e.g. educating locals, planting agroforestry trees, supporting different projects). We only partner with the projects you'd be happy to support.

Where are your trees planted?

The current projects available to plant in on the More Trees platform include:

• Atlas Park — Dartford, Kent, UK
• The Mersey Forest — Liverpool, UK
• Usambara Mountains, Tanga Region, Tanzania
• Kisumu, Kenya
• Nganda Region, Senegal
• Michigan, USA
• Georgia, USA
• Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada

These projects are run with our tree planting partners, including Forest Focus, Veritree, EarthLungs, Mother Trees and Time4Trees. You can find more information about these projects here.

Do you have a UK tree planting project?

Yes — two: Atlas Park in Dartford, Kent, and The Mersey Forest around Liverpool. You can also visit for a corporate planting day at Atlas Park.

What is the survival rate of your trees?

Our projects range from 75-95% survival rate depending on the project chosen to fund.

We work with our tree planting partners to plant trees as quickly as the planting seasons allow, to give the maximum chances of survival.

Impact

How does tree planting capture and store carbon?

Trees absorb carbon dioxide through the process of photosynthesis – absorbing CO2 from the air and releasing oxygen and locking up the carbon until the end of the tree's life. While all plants absorb carbon dioxide, trees absorb significantly more because of their size, roots, and average life span.

How much carbon does a tree capture?

The amount of carbon each tree captures depends on the tree type, location, and life. We plant a mix of mangrove, agroforestry, conifer trees and kelp. Each tree captures various amounts of carbon over its lifetime (which ranges based on tree species) ranging from 0.006 tonnes for kelp to 1.6 to 2.58 tonnes CO2. All calculations are estimates based on information from credible sources such as the European Environment Agency, DEFRA, and our tree planting partners.

How can I keep track of my impact?

In your More Trees account you can see the impact made with the trees you've planted in your dashboard, or alternatively in your virtual forest.

Is tree planting carbon offsetting?

Aligned to the Green Claims Code, planting trees does not offset carbon, but captures and stores carbon over time. Planting trees contributes to capturing carbon dioxide from our atmosphere as well as protecting biodiversity and restoring vital forest zones.

About Us

Can I partner with you?

Yes – if you plant trees with More Trees and sign up for an account, you will have access to our partner resources and logos. We can also work together to create partnership posts and support your communications.

Are you a charity?

More Trees is not a charity. Our goal is to help people and businesses plant one billion trees as quickly as possible (the planet isn't waiting!) and we felt that becoming a charity would limit the speed we could achieve this.

Subscription

Can I set up a subscription?

Yes, you can set up a subscription in your More Trees account, once signed up. You can set up a subscription to plant your chosen number of trees per month or per year.

What's the benefit of setting up a subscription?

As well as receiving discount on monthly or yearly subscriptions, they also allow you to make a regular commitment to tree planting and do your part in saving the planet.

Additional support

What marketing resources do you offer?

Please reach out and we can provide a marketing deck that can support in best-practice terminology that align with the Green Claims Code, as well as project information and imagery.

On the platform, you'll be able to utilise our member resources such as email templates, tree planting certificates, virtual forest and website widgets to track and share your impact.