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How we measure tree survival

Planting is the easy part. Here is how we make sure trees survive, and how we count the ones that do.

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85% survival, program-wide · 400+ companies plant with us · 14 states across India

Three tree plantation techniques that transform landscapes

85% survival

program-wide

Geo-tagged

from the day of planting

Field + satellite

checks on every site

Replaced if lost

during the care period

Quick answer

What is Grow Billion Trees' tree survival rate?

Survival across our programmes is 85%. It is counted per project: the trees found alive at a check, out of the trees planted, using each tree's geo-tagged record. Field visits with photos and satellite checks confirm what is on the ground, and saplings that don't survive are replaced.

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What makes trees survive

Planting is the easy part. Here is how we make sure trees survive, and how we count the ones that do.

Native species

Trees chosen for the local climate and soil survive better than imported ones.

Site preparation

Soil, water and protection planned before the first sapling goes in.

Local care

On-ground teams and communities water, weed and protect young trees.

Regular checks

Field visits and satellite views catch problems early.

How survival is tracked

Five steps, the same on every project.

Plant and geo-tag each tree
Care: watering, weeding, protection
Field checks with photos
Satellite checks
Replace losses, report survival

Projects across India

Every pin is a project with its own digital forest. Filter by programme or state, or search for a company.

Pins show the approximate area of each project, not exact plot locations. Updated 2026-10-21.

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Programmes we have run

How companies planted with us, and what they got.

From the field

Planting, care and growth on our project sites.

Village women planting saplings at a Grow Billion Trees plantation drive

Employees planting and watering saplings at a corporate plantation drive

Corporate team group photo at a Grow Billion Trees plantation site

Freshly dug pits and saplings in rows at a plantation site

Volunteers planting saplings across a large plantation site

Community members kneeling to plant saplings along drip lines

Volunteers planting saplings beside drip irrigation lines

Large group planting trees together at a corporate plantation drive

People planting saplings across an open plantation site

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Every tree we plant is geo-tagged and gets a certificate. Enter a certificate or order number to see it.

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Questions about tree survival

What is your survival rate?

85% across our programmes, counted per project from geo-tagged tree records.

How is survival calculated?

As the share of planted trees found alive at a check, counted per project using each tree's geo-tagged record.

What happens if a sapling dies?

Saplings that don't survive are replaced during the care period.

How are trees checked?

Through field visits with photos and satellite checks of each site.

Do we get survival figures for our own project?

Yes, each client receives the survival figure and records for their own programme.

Why does survival matter?

Many plantation drives never check what survives. Survival shows whether a programme actually grew a forest.

Native trees by state

Choosing the right native species is the biggest factor in survival.

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