Planting a small forest in 24 hours (1440 trees)

A Tree a Minute: As there are 1440 minutes in a day, and I love planting trees, I decided to plant a tree a minute for 24 hours. It was (swear meaningfully) hard.
For my 40th birthday, my best mates gave me a self-flown joy flight in a light plane. When given the controls I headed for home. What was at first a wonderful sense of flying became a bizarre reality check, seeing so much green turning to brown in the summer heat. Most creek lines were bare, and the general lack of bushland within the giant quilt of farmland was shocking. You don’t see this contrast from the ground, always seeing a tree in the foreground, or a hedgerow in the middle distance. A single big gumtree can give the impression of health, yet the area I live in is a mostly deforested farmed zone exploited for its impressive topsoil. Having tapped into the potential of a 24 hour period of life, and since I love planting trees, I decided to plant a tree a minute on a friend's dairy farm by reforesting a creekline. Low and behold, planting that many mixed trees on muddy terrain, slipping on my arse every other minute, is one of the hardest, most rewarding single days of my life.
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A TREE A MINUTE
Planted and Directed by
BEAU MILES
Produced and Edited by
MITCH DRUMMOND
Footage by
Mitch Drummond, Chris Ord, Beau Miles
Final Sound Mix
JAMES DOBSON
Produced by
JODI EVANS

[@moistie]

The saying goes "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today". I look forward to seeing them grow.

[@ristuksenvittu]

no i think the second best time was 19 years and 364 days ago

[@Tarik360]

"A society prospers when the old plant trees whose shade they know they'll never rest under." Ancient Greek proverb

[@bradley7454]

@@Tarik360 I absolutely love to burn down trees. The best part is at the end of it's lifetime. Burning that wood. I feel I'm more professional than a fireman. If you were to have a hot fire with enough oxygen at the bottom of those hills in the winter when there's frost and dew. You can make all kinds of weather phenomena. From fog, you can make clouds. If the moist warm air mixed with a cold cloud you can get lightning. It's like everything is a constant cycle. You cannot destroy energy. Only convert it from one form to another. These days I'm more interested in making rocks

[@Tarik360]

@@bradley7454 true that, deadwood has to be taken care of too.

[@bradley7454]

@@Tarik360 yeah. But there's 2 ways to deal it. Soak it in water for fungus to grow on and possibly make some methane gas as it decays or burn it down until it turns to ash. If deadwood is left as it is in nature other trees and plants grows around it because it keeps the ground damp but when it all dries up that's when it's considered a hazard aswell. When there's an overabundance of deadwood it's easier for fire to spread. All that's left is ash afterwards. The tree just extracts the minerals out of the ground. If you play around with the mixture you can make sedimentary rocks.

[@bobbysmith7154]

“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." - Great Work Beau!

[@dhananjayn457]

i am stoked

[@R3lligion]

Such a great quote. Nothing makes me happier than being in nature among the trees.

[@Bellz972]

Old? He looks kinda young and vigorous to me 😂 but quote is nice

[@sahajdave9795]

~ Rabindra nath tagore

[@carmenortiz5294]

Or 76 year old women, we can dig holes, also. lol Of course, my plans are to make it to 106 to beat my great grandmother's record, so I will be seeing my trees growing old.

[@shachora5900]

i planted trees for two months like this i met a guy who lives near there and he told me the forest i planted in the early 80s is huge now. i didnt realize it at at the time but it might have been the most siginificant thing i did in my entire life

[@garethfox9272]

Awesome work mate!!

[@shachora5900]

@@garethfox9272 unlike you i got paid for it..lol it was replanting a forest after a big forest fire..i was greeted by the sounds of wolves most mornings, and there were grizzly and moose there but never saw them while i was planting, looking down all the time has its advantages..lol

[@beebob2877]

More significant than most things people do in their lives

[@Johonavich49]

Inspiring!

[@messyties]

The dream! Where was it?

[@haywilkes1120]

Hey Beau, saw you were posting this video today so I decided to prepare by doing a challenge of my own: I work a desk job but luckily the city park is a minute walk away. I decided to run a 3/4 mile loop each hour over the course of my 8 hr. shift. A 6 mile day during my 9-5 isn’t too shabby. Will be running my last 3/4 mile shortly! Haven’t seen the video yet cause I plan to watch it tonight with the wife. I’m sure it will delight as always. Thanks for the inspo.

[@Dakoya]

That’s an incredible feat to achieve, hope it was a pleasant run

[@weebalicious7319]

I tried doing what you did, getting inspired by the mile an hour video, 2 or 3 months back. Sadly, I only did 4 or 5 runs until I stopped since my body didn’t have enough time to recover. Now, I’m in much better shape to try it again. Cheers to you for having the willpower to finish all of your runs.

[@thomasduthie]

Good for you!!

[@haywilkes1120]

@@Dakoya thanks! Yeah it felt cool after, the legs are sore though!

[@haywilkes1120]

@@weebalicious7319 hey that’s better than doing 0. I commend you for trying and hope you can achieve whatever goal you set for yourself!

[@robg3827]

It would be amazing to see an update after a year to see how they look and how many survived. We want to see how the landscape changes over time! Who thinks this would be a great thing to see?? Great work Beau! World needs more and more of this. :)

[@jonathandenis8853]

He said he would be back to it after 2 years. One and half to go... ;-)

[@treeoflibertydefense8612]

@@jonathandenis8853 clearly someone who didnt finish the video lol

[@ddjohnson9717]

I reckon half of the trees will live. Trees die easily before a certain threshold

[@dylanchristensen9116]

I'd be impressed if even 10% of these trees survived.

[@LazyUggugg]

@@dylanchristensen9116 those 144 trees will be absolutely massive in 100 years

[@thegrayyernaut]

I'm not going to say that the world needs more people like Beau. I'm bad at telling people what to do. I'm just going to say that I hope one day I can become like him.

[@Johonavich49]

We all need to be a little more like beau.

[@realkingofantarctica]

Beau, you are honestly one of my favourite people on the Internet. Your ideas, your energy, your passion, they are the kinds of things that make living on this blue Earth worth it. You're great.

[@jamesbates5901]

bung

[@magiccomments]

I KNOW RIGHT. Just makes my hope for humanity jump up everytime.

[@Thoughmuchistaken]

High praise from the king. But it's deserved.

[@BeauMiles]

Cheers King. Happy to like it mate

[@lewistremayne9165]

I couldn’t agree more. Especially after reading (listening to) ‘Backyard Adventurer’ I really get something out of Beau’s content that no other creator gives: authentic, romantic and rejuvenating energy, presented so beautifully. Thanks Beau and thanks King for articulating so well!

[@dougmoore7424]

“70/30, I give it a 30% chance. The trouble with being an optimist is that 30% happens quite a bit!” Hahaha! Love it

[@slappy8941]

In my experience, the 30% happens about 70% of the time.

[@lifeofascrambler]

Just binged about 20 of your videos before I finally got the urge to comment - your perspective is unique and inspiring, keep it up because I know how hard it can be to stay creative! Also, I'm keen to see how the mini forest is coming along!

[@TheMikeRybak]

You planted 1438 trees and the seeds of inspiration to generations. Thank you.

[@danmccullough2786]

I was really hoping this was filmed 2 years ago so we could see it now. Guess that's the state of things. Good work Beau

[@BeauMiles]

Ahh, the reveal will be grand!

[@user-ou7wt3lx8m]

@@BeauMiles if u dont reveal it in 2 years im going to be devastated

[@hasmituchil5214]

Same! Wish I hadn't seen it today

[@expresseducator1511]

living in India, with no farmland to call my own (for now).two years,until the video is out, to plant trees. beau, youve given me this years resolution! i promise i wont just watch your videos beau! thankyou

[@ryandanielable]

Anything that is meaningful , will not come easy or for free. I also had hoped for this video being uploaded 2 years ago so I can watch the follow up but.. if anything needs patience.. it´s a forest ;)

[@PullingWrenches]

We're getting close to our 2 year update!! I hope we get to see how his daughters 2 trees are doing as well as the main batch.

[@photoo848]

Can we see the pasture/forest from google maps?

[@PullingWrenches]

@@photoo848 Good question, probably could now, maybe Goodle maps has updated the view of whatever area that is. And if I remember correctly Beau gave a pretty darn good description of the area and a birds eye view drawing of the spot while talking about why that's the spot to plant them. I briefly thought about trying when I first watched the video, but Im pretty sure by the time the next video loaded, "the human bean" or no the one where Beau talk about hair cuts ( I think while we see some of the incredible things Mr. Miles has built from salvaged wood) lol he was talking about getting his friends to cut his hair till his first paid haircut just recently, it blew my mind and honestly bummed me out that this man really has had more friends that were willing to cut his hair than I have people that care about me in my whole life (and im prettty sure not one would cut my hair) Didnt really remember the trees anymore after that thought lol. Different people I suppose I chalk it up because I sure dont understand it, but we are all very different people. Sorry long post eh, not sure why I blasted that out but uh thanks to anyone who read it. And thank you Beau for the content I truly enjoy it.

[@jyecochrane4296]

I really can't stress enough how much I want to see this after a few year's progress

[@AutoMotoMechanic]

Google earth maybe 🤔

[@hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe7831]

Probably really overgrown, since he put the trees too near to each other

[@Matthias1172]

@@hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe7831 That's actually how you plant rees. This way the strongest ones will survive and grow old. It's never that all trees will grow old but they will support the ones who will and give them shadow and protection against wind. So even the ones who die have their task.

[@LazyUggugg]

@@Matthias1172 then after what? 20 years? They start to germinate? Y’know make more trees

[@arandomguy46]

the video is here... if you forgot

[@John-Smlth]

I feel like those last two trees might well have the most impact. Life is not just about the things we do, but it's about how those actions affect others. Raising a conscientious and environmentally aware child is bound to have an impact, and letting her play with those trees is a small, but not insignificant part of that.

[@Delzak]

Those two trees will undoubtedly have more of an impact on the world than if they were planted in the pasture along with the others. An insignificant loss on the overall effect of Beau's work in the pasture, but a very significant impact on the rest of the world.

[@BeauMiles]

Those two wattles have been planted below the veggie garden. Booming along!

[@travelseast]

@@BeauMiles I LOVE the satisfied little grunt she gives you. Perfection mate.

[@slothrr776]

Planted in the mind and soul of the next generation, I'd say.

[@cowboydog2579]

I really enjoyed what he said about not making the entire farmland forest, but just the steep and wet parts where biodiversity can really shine. That’s the compromise we need more places to make a difference

[@cypher6083]

It feels like you've done more in one day than most people will do with their entire lives. You are an inspiration of incredible magnitude.

[@mrbojangles9841]

He's a sweet man.

[@Bambisgf77]

So true, perhaps some will be inspired to follow his lead.

[@alexanderdeangelis4210]

I could honestly listen to Beau talk about anything and I literally mean anything. Incredible story teller and even more incredible filmer. Love all of his videos. You don’t realize how much you’ve missed Beau until he posts another video

[@chamexplores4652]

His audiobook is bloody amazing

[@BeauMiles]

Thanks ADA. Gunning for 2022 to be big year. Lets hope mate

[@AndrewWolboldt]

@@BeauMiles favorite quote “I just want to sit down goddamn it”

[@31093jeknowles]

How about an update? Would love to see how they have done over the last 11 months.

[@thewood9717]

I love that you did this by yourself and used what you could find for the stakes. If you did this again you should get tree planting bags this way you don’t have to carry the trees in your hands and can just keep them in the sides making it easier and more efficient. I work for a couple firms in the uk usually planting whips or plugs. 1 person can do around 500-6000 trees a day depending on the person, the terrain, weather and skill. It’s hard at first but after a couple days you can be planting them by the seconds. It is such a amazing and awesome thing to do if anyone is looking for work or just wants to go and plant some trees just go and find a firm or set it up yourself and get planting.

[@Andrew-eo2cw]

I've had a season planting in the lake District and half a season in Scotland. Will again be looking for more work come next season. If you could give some info on opportunity's that would be great, thanks

[@benjaminlarsen840]

@@Andrew-eo2cw yo check out sm forestry. Ive planted with Shane for 2 seasons and he's a great guy to work for

[@stevennguyen4993]

I think the best way to go about planting trees, rather than just plopping a bunch in the ground, will be to plant 2 to 3 young trees, and actually just tend to them until they're established. It might take 2-3 years before they're resistant to adverse conditions, but you won't have a bunch of flimsy, grown-container saplings most of which can be wiped out by a out-of-season drought or some hungry deer. Sometimes, plants just never get established: they lose a bunch of leaves and never wake up from a winter, or their roots just die from exposure. Even as little as 2 to 3 trees can create an impressive canopy (depending on the size of course), but if you plant a few trees every few years, you can create a small wooded area.

[@stevennguyen4993]

@Space Related And if you deliberately planted 2-3 trees a year in set locations, at proper spacings, and babied them through their sapling stage, you'd still end up with a bunch of trees. I highly doubt 25% of those would even really survive tbh. And that's assuming that the

[@stevennguyen4993]

@Space Related Take a tree, for instance. Now assume everything around it within an 8 to 10 feet radius is an automatic loss. In fact, idk why people insist so much on trees. What you'd want to do is space out a few trees in sustainable areas and place shrubs in-between. Preferably those that can handle the sun and future shade. My school tried to do this same approach at a smaller scale. By the second winter, only one tree survived

[@A.Mere.Creator]

Extremely inspiring. Thank you. Makes me want to do it too

[@esarempee]

When you plant something you're supposed to say to it "Grow ya bastard!". Absolutely loved this

[@precisiont5188]

Imagine if more of us did this. We could solve the desertification, etc.

[@DeliverMeFromEvil-]

This is the way to cure global warming

[@sweatyman.44]

how can i plant more tree i dont own a property or land

[@Kimikashimoo]

Individual action does not solve the problems created by capitalism. In 2015 alone 30 million hectare of trees were cut down. Do you think 1000 trees can solve that? Thats scooping the ocean with a strainer The billionaires of the world and their political representatives do not wish to end climate change, world hunger, war, poverty, disease. They want profit. We either organize the working class and put people that really make changes in charge, or we perish. Simple as that.

[@Kevin13579]

@@sweatyman.44 Go to Finland

[@ewoudalliet1734]

@@DeliverMeFromEvil- Sorry, but no. The problem with global warming isn't deforestation per se. It's the use of fossil fuels, which are compounds that contain carbon, which, when burnt, release CO2. This is "novel" carbondioxide that enters our atmosphere and there's no way of capturing it and turning it into something else (unless you're willing to use unreasonable amounts of energy - in fact, it'd cost more CO2 than you'd be able to capture). Planting trees is a way of "capturing" some CO2 in a cycle - trees do decay and biomatter can be used as a fuel too, which also put CO2 in the air, but if you maintain a stable amount of forestation, the amount of CO2 in the air should remain stable too (factoring out vulcanism and weathering) since trees absorb CO2 to convert energy from light rays into sugars and building materials. So, this won't "cure" climate change, since it doesn't solve the issue of the surplus CO2 released from fossil fuels over the last 200 years (which is A LOT, by the way) as well as from the deforestation that has happened since, well, millenia (we can't go back to prehistoric levels of forestation, not with the amount of people living on this planet). It will compensate this a bit, but it won't fully undo it. So it's only one step of the solution. A pretty important one nonetheless. Trees also help regulate temperatures (create shade = less heat; but maintain warmth during the night), water absorption of the soil (rises, so less flooding + trees themselves also absorb water), combat erosion etc. But the most important step is to change our energy production. Nuclear energy and renewables (sun, wind, geotherm etc.) are the way to go.

[@michaeldaigle7207]

I've farmed for a living, and watching him run around in the beginning I was screaming "slow down you idiot, you're gonna be dead tired out before you hit 6 hours let alone 24!". 7:15 he's talking about being more sore and tired more quickly than he expected. I had to chuckle a little bit just as the old farmer I worked for chuckled as he watched me run myself into the ground over a couple hours on my first day. You learn to work steady instead of super hard. I used to plant 1000-10,000 plants a day (depending on if i was doing it by hand or with a machine) for the first few weeks of the season. When you've got that much work ahead of you, you learn to shift it in to low gear, work out a system, and bang it out. Running ends up making things take longer, rushing makes you slow. Rushing is how you make mistakes, make messes and break things(including yourself). If you work yourself dead to get a 3 hour job done in 2, the next 9 hours of work today is going to be hell. Plants don't wait for you, and they don't care how you feel, and there are only so many days in a year. Thanks for pulling those memories out, I hadn't thought about my first days farming in quite a while. Great video. edit: When you started talking about running at high test, feeling that drive to just burn energy, get something done, then mentioned wanting to see something at the end of expending all that energy, you really picked the right thing to do. There's nothing like your legs just being jello, you're soaked in sweat and blood, your hands are cramped, blistered and bleeding, you cant lift your arms over your head theyre so tired, your back is destroyed from bending over a million times, you're hungry, and you just want to lie down but you look back at the field(s) you planted/weeded/harvested that day and its the best feeling in the world, knowing you did that, what its to become, its incredibly satisfying and right in your face.

[@fredbloggs4829]

Michael, I get your point and you are viewing this as a farmer. I'm not a farmer nor am I particularly fit now, but when I was Beau's age I was pretty damn fit. I look at this video in a completely different light to you. In the past, I've run dozens and dozens marathons, done my share of Iron Man triathlons which includes well over a hundred triathlon events. I've dabbled in fell (ie mountain) running and cycled well over a 1000km a week for months and months on end. I'm pleased with what I've accomplished. But the reason Beau's accomplishments stick out for me, is that he is also capable of these events, but at the end of the day, Beau has a forest to look back on (and all the other crazy shitte he gets up to).

[@matthewmewett3337]

1440 trees is really not that many. I typically will plant twice as many in a third the time for 4-5 months of the year. This year I personally surpassed 2M trees planted by hand in British Columbia, Canada after 14 seasons of work.

[@jonanderson5137]

Ha! When I was a young buck, bucking hay, I instinctively trained to be a machine. Grab, lift, walk, throw and repeat for sometimes 14 hours straight. Guys would get ahead of me, throw more bales but invariably they would lose steam and all their hard work would still leave me ahead of them by quite a margin. You don't have to be the strongest or fastest. You have to be a steady running machine.

[@gschady]

my wife DEMANDS loving 3-5 times a day and I'm a love machine that delivers the goods .. it's a life's calling I guess but I have NO video footage so you'll have to believe me

[@jjevans3646]

@@matthewmewett3337 I also treeplant in bc, nkt hating on the guy but if people knew more about tree planting they’d know that 1400 is a rookie number for planting trees lol, a lot of planters will hit 1400 in the first few hours of the day

[@Notwhatiwasthinking]

I grew up in a small commune. In my teens I worked in gardening. I've planted hundreds of trees. Coming to visit and saying all of these trees frown up made me cry. Amongst the trees I planted were giant Sequoia and the thought of one my descendents seeing them in a hundred years from now is very exciting

[@simonalthoff4294]

Beau, not only have you hopefully created a beautiful little forest, but will most likely make thousands of people smile with this film. Thank you for that! Cheers from the other side of the world!

[@BeauMiles]

Ta Simon

[@WadZee]

Bloody great film Beau!

[@BeauMiles]

ah me old mate! Thanks man. Won't be enough to catch you, but here's trying! Great to see you rockin it J. Really is

[@thijsvr6200]

Unexpected to see you here

[@ChiefTief]

Damn two of the coolest KZbinrs are old friends?

[@patricksinnermachinations3591]

Wadzee plants melons in minecraft and Beau build a fakin forrest 😂

[@michaeldaigle7207]

Never expected to see you here. First osrs now trees. Word.

[@davevornberger]

Looking forward to the follow-up film to see how the trees are doing and more insights from you. Great channel!

[@AitchC]

This video goes beyond what a single person can achieve in 24 hours. What anyone of us does between now and the 2-year follow-up is just as significant and no doubt you'll keep inspiring people to do more (hopefully meaningful/selfless) things.

[@holmberd]

This reminded me of planting trees with my grandfather growing up. Though he is now too old to plant any more trees, the trees we planted are growing strong.

[@larsbee]

awesome... I planted so many trees with and without my kids we don't even who planted what tree when and how 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 unfortunately if any of them will sell the property everything will be chopped down and converted into condos ... the lure of big bucks threatens our civilization as we know ....oh well...

[@MackNcD]

@@larsbee so write a long extensive thing to you predecessors. Tell them everything. Selling land for one lifetime’s worth of pleasure steals from so many more.

[@larsbee]

@@MackNcD well whoever wants this piece of land will be legally bound to take care of it ... we will be checking out all the legal stuff to make this happen ... it's a tiny tiny piece of land in a green desert of a neighborhood

[@MackNcD]

@@larsbee oh well i suppose that changes things. Anything over 5 acres imo should remain in the family. And obviously that scale is for suburban/rural settings

[@MackNcD]

An acre of land produces 8,250 lbs. of food yearly. A human eats about 2000 lbs. a year.

[@pameladelcarmensaraviapere1940]

I can't wait to see the follow up video! thanks

[@prestonjoeyoung]

I've been seasonally planting trees for years now, usually mechanically with a tractor. 16,000 is my daily record.

[@luuk341]

Good on you mate! We need more trees on this planet.

[@paull2937]

That’s almost 1 tree every 5 seconds.

[@prestonjoeyoung]

@@paull2937 2.2 seconds with the right species and terrain.

[@skipper4531]

Thank you!

[@metalheadjakob]

I'm fascinated by how you are able to do it that quickly.

[@rnnsm1608]

Great Beau! I have planted 140 Mahogany, 5 Mango, 5 Guava, 30 Malabar Neem, 10 Teak wood and some other trees in my farm. Love the way you did it with commitment. GOD bless you Beau!

[@72marshflower15]

Stop bragging. It's quite a hipster thing to do..

[@luminisant]

@@72marshflower15 Being hipster is cool so no problem with that.

[@blackdome98]

@@72marshflower15 What have YOU done?

[@72marshflower15]

@@blackdome98 ..it doesn't matter what I have done... but ftr, it's about 1000x that and I don't even own any land. The true owners of the land are not the holders of master deeds, but are those who work the land and care for it. Telling others what you planted on your land is boasting, and it co-opts the movement from those who actually do the work.. Take care now.

[@viaja3569]

This time next year, I’ll be waiting. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@AuntieJs]

I feel privileged to be able to have watched this. It’s like a fine cocktail of insanity, perseverance and selflessness. I’m amazed. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@BoulderConnoisseur]

It seems Australia has suffered a similar fate to Ireland where I'm from. What was once a mixed native woodland oasis is now a biodiversity-barren agricultural machine, good on you mate, stuff like this really brings me immense joy. I respect it.

[@fthorup]

Are you staving now?

[@postreason7813]

@@fthorup i think you missed the point, agriculture is good but smarter agriculture that doesn’t destroy the planet’s ecosystems is way better.

[@plaidplatypus5373]

@@fthorup Admittedly progress usually comes at a cost, but there's nothing wrong with trying to minimize that cost whenever feasible. To suggest otherwise is argumentative and asinine.

[@Ethiixx]

Same with New Zealand unfortunately. In turn our Dairy industry has ruined our waterways and gained an economic grasp on the country.

[@COBOListhefuture]

Pretty much the fate of all of Europe afaik.. the Netherlands are absolutely dead grasslands, but good news! Now they started chugging in massive windmills with dogshit efficiency everywhere, so now it's starting to look like a massive industrial hellscape as well. Shame really.

[@DavidJames-it8ne]

Great! Look forward to updates.

[@StefanMilo]

Such an inspiration Beau! It's just what I need, thank you!

[@jannes3290]

Nice to see you here as well Stefan!

[@StefanMilo]

@@jannes3290 I bloody love this channel

[@jannes3290]

@@StefanMilo We both do!

[@sarah3796]

😲👋 hi Stefan ! Cool to see you here. Come visit Australia

[@Zach-xv5pq]

I think the trees planted for May in "Mile an Hour"/"Mile with May" cancel out her unintentional sabotage

[@BeauMiles]

I reckon (and we planted the two she pilfered)

[@Nayfb]

I love a Beau Miles binge, man you're excellent. Protect Beau at all costs!

[@MrQuinnlord]

No better way to tribute someone you respect than with a tired, over-used internet meme

[@s1dthesl0th]

How beau doesn't have millions of follower is beyond me but each time I see a video it is the best part of the day ! Love the videos mate keep it up !

[@tomwoodard8594]

Beau, Well done! I am the founder of an organization that has planted over 100 million trees in nine countries. Kudos to your vibe and energy!

[@squirrel9760]

Send me some trees to plant in America

[@timtamgar4844]

Thanks for filming your awesome plan and story you created and shared with the world😊

[@DParrish911]

Looking forward to the follow-up video titled "A mile a tree", where Beau runs 1440 miles

[@Soysauceb4ketchup]

In 24 hours

[@garethfox9272]

and I would run 1440 miles, and I would run again just to plant a tree each 1609m to watch that bastard grow again

[@sandorpalcso1142]

Wow, May is such a big girl now! (My son just started kindergarten) I've planted 2500 silver pines once with 3 friends, it took the whole day, and we were very tired after. It was late summer, quite heavy terrain, and we only had beer to drink, but still. This must have been pretty painful in the end. Congrats, man, great, job!

[@sandorpalcso1142]

@RileyFingeredMyDog 😃

[@alexomar4959]

thank you for doing good.

[@jamesmartin3004]

As my kids would say ‘I can’t wait 2 years I want to see grown trees now’ - this video has brightened up my Thursday, thanks 👍

[@Notwhatiwasthinking]

As long as people like you exist, do and thrive, there's hope

[@tehblacksmith9302]

Beau, as an Australian conservationist I'd be very interested (I'm sure a lot of others would be too) in seeing a list of species you planted. Keep up the good work man

[@BeauMiles]

Good idea mate. Will put it in the film blurb asap

[@tehblacksmith9302]

@@BeauMiles cheers mate, you're a legend

[@FloydTaylor]

List at 3:22

[@MordecaiV]

Acacia mearnsii | Black Wattle | 100 Acacia stricta | Hop Wattle | 25 Allocasuarina littoralis | Black Sheoke | 50 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa | Mountain Grey Gum | 140 Eucalyptus dives | Broad Leaf Peppermint | 25 Eucalyptus obliqua | Messmate | 140 Eucalyptus radiata | Narrow Leaf Peppermint | 10 Kunzea Ericoides | Burgan | 50 Acacia dealbata | Silver wattle | 100 acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood Wattle | 100 Bursaria spinosa | Sweet Bursaria | 50 Eucalyptus regnans | Mountain Ash | 100 Myrsine howittiana | Muttonwood | 15 Olearia argophylla | musk daisy bush | 15 Olearia lirata | Snowy daisy bush | 50 Pomaderris aspera | Hazel Pomaderris | 20 Solanum laciniatum | Large Kangaroo Apple | 25 Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood Wattle | 100 Eucalyptus strzeleckii | Strzelecki gum | 185 Prostanthera lasianthos | Victorian Christmas Bush | 50 Leptospermum continentale | Prickly Teatree | 25 Leptospermum lanigerum | Woolly Teatree | 25 Melaleuca squarrosa | Scented Paperbark | 25 Viminaria juncea | Golden Spray | 25 1450 | | there's two lines of Acacia melanoxylon, as it is labeled "adaptable" and is in both the 'dry' and 'mid' groups.

[@davel4345]

@@MordecaiV If this is the actual list he planted... then didn't he plant 1448 rather than 1438? Which would actually make him 8 over rather than 2 under. Not a big deal obviously... but just wondering as this list is indeed 1450, but the title says 1440. Again, remembering the 2 that weren't planted from being in his daughter's toy cart.

[@overspes]

As always, poetry in motion. Thank you !

[@desleyroberts8674]

Great effort Beau , Trees bring life to a hillside, like birds, Bugs 🐛 Amazing

[@BricktopsPigs]

Not all heroes wear capes-but Beau should. Outstanding human, narrator, videographer, family man and all round good fella.

[@letsgocamping88]

I reckon a cape would do a good job of keeping the sun off.

[@Louis]

As usual, epic video bro! ✌🏼😊

[@karineribeiroribeiro7373]

You is inspiration of save the nature!#One life one tree🚼+🌳=🌎❤

[@kevinbmooney]

I've been thinking about doing the same on a creek near home for a few years. I'm Inspired to follow through now Beau, thanks for the vid. Looking forward to the follow up

[@schwuzi]

Hey Kevin. Did you get out and plant some trees?

[@sleepystar1638]

yeah Kev would love to hear how it went

[@davescrivens2797]

Already looking forward to the follow up video in two years! We should all plant more trees!

[@nothinyaseehere9449]

Your a bloody good person thanks for helping the planet bud

[@ilya.petersen]

Well done mate, very impressive. I do this kind of thing for a living, bringing back trees and hedges to barren farmland here in the Netherlands. But I limit myself to 8 hour workdays, 24 hours straight is madness.

[@jojoviviator9258]

Hey, I'm from the Netherlands as well, and would like to plant more trees. Only did a small food forest (voedselbos). Is there an organisation you work for, or anything else you can point me to? Thanks!

[@yasuke230]

It's cool to know such people exist, I'm definitely doing it in my hometown

[@ilya.petersen]

@@jojoviviator9258 I work for the Vereniging Nederlands Cultuurlandschap, we're based in the Nijmegen area. If you're up for planting in more food forests you can register for planting weekends on the website of Stichting Voedselbosbouw Nederland. They are planting in the Eemvallei and near Schijndel.

[@ExcellentSunset]

@@ilya.petersen From the United States. I really appreciate what you’re doing!

[@ExcellentSunset]

@@ilya.petersen do you have any ideas on how I can get involved in something like this?

[@nnnosebleed]

I'm perplexed how this dude continues to make such high quality content and amazing videos and still has only 400k Subs. like, I found this channel on a whim. so good, keep on keeping on bro.

[@mattmctour]

That was one of the most amazing physical feats I've ever seen...and with such modesty...and with such an amazingly wonderful goal...making something good that will outlast us all. Well done as always Beau.

[@jr3210]

Perfect ending to story was your daughter’s pure laughter with her two trees from dad’s 1440. She’s precious 🥰 I love trees 🌲 . They save our earth

[@eccomi21]

Sure

[@constancemiller3753]

I want to see May's little trees progress too. 🌱🌱

[@glenncordova4027]

Mary's trees are special. We need to see them grow. I hope you planted them with her.

[@blank.9301]

Ecosia 👍🌱🌳

[@Ikimono]

This vid got randomly recommended to me. Absolutely loved every second of it. Would love to see a follow up a year + from it :)

[@kifeshasepi477]

i watched this when it was uploaded and i came back. the two years mark is so close i cannot wait to see the result hopefully you keep your promise and do an update

[@maxgunstone954]

I truly hope Beau comes back in a couple years, just to show the progress of the trees. Such an amazing thing to do, good on ya!

[@Some-Guy-]

Scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone had suggested this already :)

[@cosmicrdt]

He literally says at the end he'll be back in 2 years.

[@louiscookson7811]

Did you watch the whole video?? Literally says he'll follow it up.

[@OneWithCheese]

he should plant the 2 remaining trees then

[@maxgunstone954]

I know he wrote that he would do it. I just felt like commenting it as well, just so I remember to come back to it

[@sweetheavenearth8573]

The world needs more people like you buddy. Thank you for doing what you have done. I wish I can do something like what you have done.

[@angelb1871]

you can..

[@mycatwilleatyou7569]

Yup, you can. You don't even need to buy trees. Some trees will grow from clippings. You just need a little grit and determination I live an hour from a whole forest planted by the community

[@kp-legacy-5477]

did you know their are more trees now than ever before in human history?

[@fotty96]

I really admire your ability to just get out and do the things. This is such a great channel 💜

[@millsy7390]

Hi Beau, l have grown up on a 300 Acre dairy farm out at drouin south. My dad has planted trees along every creek on the farm along with most of the drains springs and steep hills. All together we have roughly 37 acres of our farm planted in native trees. It has been great growing up on our farm and seeing native species such as wallabies and koalas that hadn’t been seen on our farm for many years come back to our farm as the bush grows back. I have found that I have a far better understanding and respect for the natural environment around me compared to most of the other kids at my school. I wish more farms would do the same as what we have done here on our farm. Can’t thank you enough for making this video and spreading awareness, hopefully this vid inspires others to do the same. Also I have a tip for anyone that’s planning to do what Beau has done in this video. I noticed he hadn’t sprayed the grass before planting the trees. It’s a good idea to kill the grass before you plant the trees so they don’t have any competition as they grow up and so that they don’t get smothered out by long grass and die

[@catonchronic5354]

you can put cardboard over the grass instead of spraying anything. Or you put coco coir mulch ring around the trees. You can get them at bunnings.

[@UmamiPapi]

Chickens or goats will take any grass down quite effectively (and fertilize).

[@BeauMiles]

Goodonya Millsy. Indeed mate, you've made a forest! Great stuff. More plantings to come I think

[@dv9239]

Nobody sprays stuff in the forest yet the seedlings grow

[@garethfox9272]

Fucken well done Millsy! I hate seeing barren land in Gippsland, love seeing all the farmers out and about who recognise the value in planting/attracting native species to their farms... You're the reason I still hear kookaburras in the morning, thanks mate!

[@JHamList]

i wanna see progress reports over the years to come on how the trees are doing. good on ya beau, setting a great example.

[@csn583]

They look WAY too crowded to me but I suppose 100% survival is unlikely. I mean, just look at that full sized eucalyptus! Can't have one of those every meter...

[@anniehamilton1709]

Wow, amazing effort. Thank you. There is a lesson here for councils and government

[@bonnieoppelt2734]

I hope we get yearly updates. I think it's wonderful, what you're doing. May you and yours be blessed

[@softfishy]

Almost 2 years now. Looking forward to the follow up

[@barbarasandham-spies7378]

LOVE this!!! Sooo inspiring! Thank you! greetings from South Africa!

[@Ben-st9jg]

Please do an update on the forest! super excited to see how much it has grown yet

[@anthonyweiss7281]

I’ve got to say when I clicked on this video expectations were average but you completely exceeded them the editing and storytelling amazing can’t wait to watch more of your content.

[@ManBearJordan]

Most inspiring attitude I've ever come across. You won life.

[@SamTahbou]

I remember working as a tree planter when I was a student, they paid per tree. We calculated we needed to plant one tree every 3-6 seconds to make money. It was a hilarious adventure for myself and my roommate. Fun times

[@Grahamster00]

One more year until we see the progress! I remember watching this when it came out, can't wait to see how they've grown

[@rilsoe]

I hope we get a follow up on this amazing video to see how the planting panned out!

[@JS-DeepStar]

Mr. Miles you are a true inspiration and you just made my day. Renewing my faith in humanity is what you have done, no small task in trying times like these. In honor of you my family and I will be planting a native tree on our property here in Florida. We are naming it “Miles” after you. Thanks for sharing your wonderful story. Your Mates in the U.S.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Your editor is worth his wieght in trees. Great story telling Beau. Thanks again

[@starduneranch]

We certainly need an update! 🙂

[@MrJagasser]

Hey Beau My daughter Mimi said: "1438 trees! Thats good enough, two missing is barely noticeable." Well done buddy! Love it!

[@zdenek3010]

Still at least 4 minutes to spare so in terms of speed it's alright.

[@brrrt6666]

When I was a backpackerin Australia, I had a job planting thousands of table grape vines. Took us months on end, loved every minute of it!

[@ViperOptix]

I love this stuff makes me feel hopeful for the future, our children deserve it.

[@carlroge]

beau is the mr beast of outdoors

[@spjr99]

if anyone is planning on doing an idea like this let me just give a few suggestions: make sure you plant only a few species of trees. like 2-3 at most. they should be able to grow similarly fast and check their shade tolerance to make sure they can grow well in a forest. you dont want 90 percent of your trees getting out competed by 10 percent try to find some measure to protect the trees from native wildlife that will eat it. deer in particular.

[@mehimself3623]

Ive found his channel about a week ago and love what I see. great guy!

[@Jolene8]

Any seeds that come about from flowering will blow away, land and possibly become new tree's. So no worries. If all goes well, you would have planted more trees than you anticipated. 🌲🍃🌱

[@kenhunt]

I've had a horrible day, this will turn it around. I'm sure of it.

[@ethanclaridge1064]

Hope it helped man!

[@billyfairbank]

Hope your next day is much better!

[@somebloke3869]

We humans can't really create a forest, but we can plant the parents of a forest. You've done a great job. In time the birds will come and add a few new tree species.

[@timheffernan4519]

Beau Miles: Set up a donation page or donation on youtube so we can all chip in to help you buy trees for further projects. Absolutely love what you have done.🌲🌲🌲

[@natestein7062]

scarily close to the world record for most trees planted in one day (15170). nice job beau!!

[@geansai333]

So fantastic this vid - you're an inspiration mate! Can't wait for the sequel. Love from ireland.

[@JeremyWhy]

5:30 🐮 💩 🍌 🥪

[@sydneyclemmer4207]

Love to see the diverse range of trees! I feel like most people on a lot of projects like this mass plant one kind which is good but the biodiversity is really crucial to the survival of an ecosystem. Would love to see a 1 year update on the place to see how it's going! this is really awesome

[@AE-qq1mj]

Love your motivation . Love your video and love your banana sandwich. Keep up the good work thanks for doing what you doing mate!!

[@snowboard606]

Always click on these videos as soon as I see them. Fantastic visual experience yet again!

[@strings1586]

Here's some positive news for you viewers! In the last 15 years, we have managed to green 10% of the planet! 10% is huge, our forests are making a comeback and it's because of effort like this

[@emiliofernandez7117]

What’s your source?

[@fredbloggs4829]

Please take videos something like every 3 months and then show the progress of your forest over a number of years. That would be super cool to watch.

[@ola_bandola]

When I found this channel 5 years ago or so, it had a few trailers that looked very promising. Then nothing more was published for a while. I’m so glad I subscribed and also so greatful to you for sharing your ideas and adventure in the most entertaining way imaginable. Looking forward to the 2023 update and what ever else you might publish until then. And about those two missing trees… you had 5 minutes to spare mate so don’t beat yourself up too much about it

[@germangenetics4319]

Ordered your book right after I saw your signing books video! Read it and loved it! Been watching you for a long time now and I appreciate every single film. I wish you and your family loving holidays and a great new year ;)