Whether it is considering encouraging smaller tree plantings on farmland as opposed to larger tree plantings that may compete with other fa…

Smaller tree planting is already supported through the small scale woodland creation measure available under the Land Managers Options and also the native woodland and mixed conifer/broadleaf woodland models under the Rural Priorities mechanism of the Scotland Rural Development Programme.
Using the land managers options, landowners can plant new woods with native species from 0.1
- 1.0 hectare in size and using the Rural Priorities, landowners can create new native woodlands or mixed conifer/broadleaf woodland of 0.25 hectares or greater.