Mallorca raises 180,000 plants for forests and dunes

More than 180,000 native plants from 90 species are being raised at Menut nursery in Escorca, Mallorca, for the Balearic Islands’ forests, dunes and threatened flora. The 2026-2027 campaign began this September. Much of the stock will go to the Llevant Peninsula Natural Park in Artà, where repeated wildfires have damaged woodland.

The Balearic Islands Forestry Centre is growing Aleppo pine, wild olive and strawberry tree for the fire-hit areas. The regional Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment Ministry says using local plants helps restore natural areas with species suited to the archipelago’s conditions.

Dunes and riverbanks in line for planting

Menut is also raising sea daffodil, sea holly and Elymus farctus for dune and coastal restoration. The work will continue at Es Trenc - Salobrar de Campos Maritime-Terrestrial Natural Park and the Llevant Peninsula Natural Park.

Riverbank ecosystems at the public estates of Cúber in Escorca and s'Albufera de Mallorca are also due for restoration. White and black poplars, narrow-leaved ash and field elm are being produced for those sites.

Rescue work for rare plants and elms

Elm trees have been badly affected by Dutch elm disease, a fungal illness. The Forestry Centre has a separate programme to produce trees resistant to the disease and help the species recover along the Balearics’ riverbanks.

Two Mallorca-only plants classed as critically endangered have also been propagated this year: Limonium pseudodictyocladum and Limonium leonardi-llorensii. Growing them away from their natural locations gives conservation teams plants for work aimed at protecting their populations and reducing the risk that they disappear.

Topics: Fires · Nature & wildlife · Sea & coast · Agriculture · Environment · Wildfires · Economy · Escorca · Artà · Campos

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com