Dedicated to greening
Gozo by:
planting the right tree,
in the right place,
the right way

Siġar (which means ‘trees’ in Maltese) is committed to planting young trees on school grounds and local council lands with plants nurtured from local seeds from the Gozo Plant Nursery and Experimental Farm.

Sigar Map of Community Collaborations - April 2025

A map of current tree planting projects across Gozo, Malta.

23

Trees Planted

165+

Volunteer Hours

7

Community Collaborations

Tree Planting Project at Nadur Primary School – January 2025

Collaborating with Communities for a Greener Gozo

With less than 2% forest cover in Malta, Siġar is committed to enriching Gozo’s landscapes through sustainable tree planting. Our projects will complement other larger afforestation initiatives by focusing on urban areas.

By planting the right tree, in place, in the right way, Siġar will seed and share best practices with its volunteers and members of the public

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6 hours ago
First batch of gloves and tree fridge magnets that we will give to EkoSkola Malta pupils in Gozo during for new planting events.The Alfred Mizzi Foundation is graciously funding the “school kit”.Looking forwards to the next planting season.Marvic Refalo#volunteering
#gozo
#trees

First batch of gloves and tree fridge magnets that we will give to EkoSkola Malta pupils in Gozo during for new planting events.

The Alfred Mizzi Foundation is graciously funding the “school kit”.

Looking forwards to the next planting season.

Marvic Refalo

#volunteering
#gozo
#trees
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8 hours ago

End of season for sunflowers planted by EkoSkola Malta group at Gozo College Ġużé Aquilina Primary & Special Unit Sannat watered by Brenda Shanahan.

Time to collect seeds for next season.

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#volunteering
#pollinatiors
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1 day ago
Olive tree planted by Siġar team and looked after by Stefan Wessels is doing well. Pest control in place.
Flowers happy around.
We are continuing to monitor groasis used to plant the tree. Groasis pit funded by The Alfred Mizzi FoundationLooking forward to more activities with Zebbug local council Baskal Saliba#trees
#gozo
#volunteering

Olive tree planted by Siġar team and looked after by Stefan Wessels is doing well. Pest control in place.
Flowers happy around.
We are continuing to monitor groasis used to plant the tree. Groasis pit funded by The Alfred Mizzi Foundation

Looking forward to more activities with Zebbug local council Baskal Saliba

#trees
#gozo
#volunteering
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1 day ago
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6 days ago
Thought wed share this interesting tree-related FB post from #DwejraTower (English text followed by Maltese text)Dwejra Tower - Plant of the Month: July 2025
Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) Siġra il-virgi in Maltese.This robust, deciduous, hemispherical bush or small tree can grow up to four metres high. The leaves are aromatic, compound-palmate in shape, with 5-7 narrow un-toothed lobes and white-downy underneath.The flowers, which are seen in summer through to early autumn, are bluish-violet, occasionally pink to white in colour, around 8-10mm in clusters, and sweetly scented. The fruits are small, dark grey, and resemble peppercorns. The flowers are much visited by pollinating insects, particularly honey bees.Chaste Trees grow in water courses of valleys, especially near the sea, and can be seen on all three Maltese islands, though plant numbers are now scarce.The plant is protected by Maltese law: (Schedule I of legal notice [S.L. 549.123] (Strictly protected tree species) and currently also has a threatened status and has been listed on the Red List (1989).The fruit was believed to suppress sexual urges, hence the alternative Maltese name of Bżar il-Patrijiet (Friar’s peppercorns). In the past, the trees used to be cut down to ground level to promote the growth of thin, flexible, straight shoots for the purpose of basket weaving.
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Din is-sigra tikber f ghamla ta nofs ballun.  Twaqqa il-weraq fix xitwa, dawn huma b riha qawwia, forma ta id b 5-7 swaba.  Sufien min that.il-fjuri jifthu fis sajf usal harifa.  Vjola fil blue, kultant bojod jew roza.  Madwarr 8-10mm, f buketti u b riha tfuh.  Il-frott huwa zighr, griz u jixbah il-bzar.Is-sigra tal-virgi tikber fejn ikun hemm ilma fil qiegh ta widien hdejn il bahar.  Ghalkemm tinstab fil Gzejjer Maltin kollha mhix komuni.
il-frot kienu jahsbu li jakes il-gibded sesswali u ghalhekk kien maghruf ukoll bhala Bzar il-Patrijiet.Fl-antik dawn is-sigar kienu jinqataw mil-qieh biex iwaddbu frieghi dritti u irqaq li umbaght kiunu jintuzaw ghall qafas tal basktijiet.All photos by #dinlarthelwa -and best viewed in full-screen mode.#dinlarthelwaghawdex #trees #pollinators #EveryoneNeedsNature #sigar

Thought we'd share this interesting tree-related FB post from #DwejraTower (English text followed by Maltese text)

Dwejra Tower – Plant of the Month: July 2025
Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) Siġra il-virgi in Maltese.

This robust, deciduous, hemispherical bush or small tree can grow up to four metres high. The leaves are aromatic, compound-palmate in shape, with 5-7 narrow un-toothed lobes and white-downy underneath.

The flowers, which are seen in summer through to early autumn, are bluish-violet, occasionally pink to white in colour, around 8-10mm in clusters, and sweetly scented. The fruits are small, dark grey, and resemble peppercorns. The flowers are much visited by pollinating insects, particularly honey bees.

Chaste Trees grow in water courses of valleys, especially near the sea, and can be seen on all three Maltese islands, though plant numbers are now scarce.

The plant is protected by Maltese law: (Schedule I of legal notice [S.L. 549.123] (Strictly protected tree species) and currently also has a threatened status and has been listed on the Red List (1989).

The fruit was believed to suppress sexual urges, hence the alternative Maltese name of Bżar il-Patrijiet (Friar’s peppercorns). In the past, the trees used to be cut down to ground level to promote the growth of thin, flexible, straight shoots for the purpose of basket weaving.
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Din is-sigra tikber f' ghamla ta nofs ballun. Twaqqa il-weraq fix xitwa, dawn huma b riha qawwia, forma ta id b 5-7 swaba. Sufien min that.

il-fjuri jifthu fis sajf usal harifa. Vjola fil blue, kultant bojod jew roza. Madwarr 8-10mm, f buketti u b riha tfuh. Il-frott huwa zighr, griz u jixbah il-bzar.

Is-sigra tal-virgi tikber fejn ikun hemm ilma fil qiegh ta widien hdejn il bahar. Ghalkemm tinstab fil Gzejjer Maltin kollha mhix komuni.
il-frot kienu jahsbu li jakes il-gibded sesswali u ghalhekk kien maghruf ukoll bhala Bzar il-Patrijiet.

Fl-antik dawn is-sigar kienu jinqataw mil-qieh biex iwaddbu frieghi dritti u irqaq li umbaght kiunu jintuzaw ghall qafas tal basktijiet.

All photos by #dinlarthelwa -and best viewed in full-screen mode.

#dinlarthelwaghawdex #trees #pollinators #EveryoneNeedsNature #sigar
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