In the context of this artwork, explore the Promotion and tree types of the Project.
From January 2004, the project advertised locally, inviting people to sponsor a tree, individually or as a family or other group.  Ballymun residents and former residents were the primary targets but donations were accepted from others also.  Most donations were individual but a few were declared for families, at least one for a community of nuns, and at least one for the band Aslan, whose members came from Ballymun and nearby Finglas, and who used to rehearse in a local parish hall, and one for Joe Doyle of The Frames.Fifteen mostly native tree varieties were offered (oak, wild cherry, white willow, ash, London plane, evergreen or holm oak, beech, copper beech, birch, lime, maple, cedar, rowan, Scots pine, Sophora japonica). The sponsorship donation ranged from 50 to 250 euro according to type, the most expensive being the evergreen oak.  The idea was to plant semi-mature trees, not small saplings, for a stronger impression and increased probability of survival.  The sponsorship amount was about half the cost of sourcing and planting each tree, after discounted supply by the State forestry company, Coillte, the other half being covered by the scheme's promoters. The sponsorship-participative aspect of the project has been summarised as the "idea that if residents purchased trees they would care more about their environment and that series of single acts would create long term values change in the area."
Scots pine oak Coillte Sophora japonica London plane beech Finglas birch lime wild cherry copper beech ash cedar Ballymun Joe Doyle white willow The Frames maple rowan evergreen or holm oak Aslan