miyawaki method also has all the slow growing species of the region if you plant seedlings at a density of 35 saplings per sq km then it can be called miyawaki method the forest needs sufficient moisture than an overload of water every forest creation project is an opportunity for us to discover the jungles of that region followed by finding suppliers of seedlings of jungle species this took us back inside forests he puts forth the incorrect practices and misplaced beliefs and presents their correct versions assuming that everything planted and growing locally is native soil preparation is the most important aspect of forest creation correct use of sprinklers and drip irrigation if a species was introduced in a region during the last century or more and is growing fine then it can be considered naturalised and native correct correct in order to create a real forest we must find the most genuine suppliers of jungle seedlings forest creation requires a fixed amount of water if any cutting or pruning is done the forest will become weaker correct most nursery business thrives on marketing and selling exotic nonnative plants incorrect incorrect correct leaves flowers seeds and wood being consumed is a natural phenomenon chandigarh incorrect correct never remove the mulch or the forests organic matter leaves flowers twigs seeds wood stems from the forest floor we have kept ourselves open to making changes that will help us protect the philosophy and values of the miyawaki method we have mechanisms in place to help us assess our own work critically and continuously improve results if a forest requires maintenance after the first 23 years then its a fake forest correct miyawaki method demands that a local forest be surveyed and the same species be planted as found if a jungle is not surveyed and replicated then we are just doing a dense plantation not creating a forest he acknowledged that surveying forests in 12 regions in india has helped him and his team identify and plant 253 jungle species across the country and affirmed his faith that if the method is followed religiously it can help in bringing back lost forests in indiaour correct allowing weeds to grow nevertheless grasslands are important and should be created separate from forests use everything available at a local nursery incorrect these are a part of the native flora of primary and secondary forests of the region at any point during forest creation and maintenance will cause irreparable damage and destruction theory of potential native vegetation pnv focuses on species that grow in a region without any human intervention established over millennia usage of artificial fertilisers insecticides pesticides fungicides etc to bust the misconception that miyawaki methodology used to grow a forest is essentially a japanese one which does not work everywhere shubhendu sharma the renowned practitioner of the miyawaki method has explained a number of incorrect ways of application owing to which people form negative notion about it incorrect planting grasses