Planting event of 20000 saplings on degraded slope in Xishan, Kunming, China
Company name Yamada Bee Farm, Xishan Forest Farm in Kunming City, Yokohama City Univ., Jiangsu Normal Univ., Bei-Qian Green Foundation Date of event 2020/07/06-2020/07/10 Place of event Xishan in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China (Lat. N 25°2′53″, Long. E 102°37′15″, ca 2,200 m s. l.) Number of participants 40-100 Number of planted trees 20000 Tree species Seven species of native saplings that were grown in Xishan Forest Farm. Quercus franchetii (evergreen, oak), Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides (evergreen, oak), Q. yunnanensis (deciduous, oak), Pyrus pashia (d., pear), Dichotomanthes tristaniaecarpa(d.), Cerasus cerasoides (d., cherry), Pyracantha fortuneana (e.g.) Participation of advisors Prof. K. Fujiwara could not come to China because of COVID 19. She made guidance on construction of terraces on the steep slope to plant saplings, how to plant saplings, and maintenance after plantation. Prof. Hai-Mei You translated the guidance from Japanese to Chinese and instructed construction and