10 Reasons Why June May Not Be the Best Month to Plant Trees

  As Indian summers grow hotter, communities, schools and organisations across the country are increasingly turning to tree plantation drives as a way to cool cities and build climate resilience. The science supports this instinct. Trees provide shade, reduce surface temperatures and release moisture into the air, making neighbourhoods cooler and more liveable. Studies show that a dense tree canopy can block up to 90 percent of incoming solar radiation, while transpiration — the release of water vapour from leaves — can lower local temperatures by several degrees. But for trees to deliver t...