Dobrotești
Location: Dobrotești Commune, Dolj County
Project start: Autumn 2022
Planted area: 24.62 hectares
Objective: Establishment of a restoration plantation to rehabilitate degraded land.
Species planted: Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera), and European crab apple (Malus sylvestris).
Canopy closure: Autumn 2028 (estimated)
Current project status: Replacement planting and maintenance work in progress.
Partners: Philips, through the Planting Together campaign, and OMV Petrom, through the Romania Plants for Tomorrow campaign.
Why was this restoration forest planted?
Afforesting this site provides a long term, nature based solution to combat desertification and soil erosion. Trees have the ability to reverse soil degradation, transforming sandy, infertile land into healthy, biodiverse ecosystems.
Latest work carried out: June 2026. Mechanized inter row cultivation and partial manual hoeing around saplings planted during the most recent replacement planting season.
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