A Visit to Alcalá de Henares Planting Site

A recent visit to the Alcalá de Henares planting site in Madrid offered valuable insights into the project's progress. Monitoring took place on April 30, 2025. The overall impression was positive, with signs of active management. Maintenance activities had clearly been carried out, including pruning, pest control, irrigation, and the removal of protective measures where the plants were established enough. While not every plant had thrived, a reasonable portion had survived and were showing signs of growth. Importantly, there were indications of natural regeneration occurring, something to be carefully managed in terms of space. The site had experienced heavy rainfall, but this did not appear to have had a devastating impact, based on the survival rate observed.