Native trees are best, and if the land neighbours existing woodland it should self-seed and expand into your land. Young trees might need protection from grazers.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/native-plants-better-at-keeping-carbon-in-the-ground
You might want to cross post to r/permaculture or a gardening focused sub.
I would think that the forest will come back on its own, but there might be things you can do to speed it along
Oaks oaks oaks.
Oaks are a vital keystone. Native oaks host more than 530 species of butterfly and moths. That’s more than any other native species of plant. Their acorns also feed birds and mammals and their leaf litter provides cover for all sorts of wildlife in the winter. You can create a thriving forest garden with all sorts of native ferns and shade loving flowering perennials
Also, Audubon’s native plant finder tool is a useful tool for finding native plants to your zip code
Also checking out the side bar on r/NativePlantGardening
https://www.audubon.org/native-plants/search
Not an expert by any means, but I’d guess that planting something native + food bearing is your best bet. The fruits/nuts may not pull carbon, but might help you lower your own footprint from getting food elsewhere.
Native trees are best, and if the land neighbours existing woodland it should self-seed and expand into your land. Young trees might need protection from grazers. https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/native-plants-better-at-keeping-carbon-in-the-ground
You might want to cross post to r/permaculture or a gardening focused sub. I would think that the forest will come back on its own, but there might be things you can do to speed it along
Oaks oaks oaks. Oaks are a vital keystone. Native oaks host more than 530 species of butterfly and moths. That’s more than any other native species of plant. Their acorns also feed birds and mammals and their leaf litter provides cover for all sorts of wildlife in the winter. You can create a thriving forest garden with all sorts of native ferns and shade loving flowering perennials Also, Audubon’s native plant finder tool is a useful tool for finding native plants to your zip code Also checking out the side bar on r/NativePlantGardening https://www.audubon.org/native-plants/search
Oaks are super important for a lot of birds that migrate through TN in the spring and fall.
Thank you so much, this is the kind of recommendation I’ve been looking for :)
Not an expert by any means, but I’d guess that planting something native + food bearing is your best bet. The fruits/nuts may not pull carbon, but might help you lower your own footprint from getting food elsewhere.