Nadine Krijgh

Rebecca, With the Groasis Waterboxx trees have succesfully been planted in desserts.
http://www.groasis.com/en/technology/kuwait-oasis-planted-in-the-kuwait-desert-with-100-survival-rate-and-thriving
In Kuwait but also in other places.
The Waterboxx have been tested and it's work has been scientific proven!

Trees do not "drink" from ground water. Trees 'drink' from capillary water.
You can read about it here: http://www.groasis.com/en/technology/the-explanation-of-the-capillary-in-the-soil

The Groasis Waterboxx is a planting techniek and allows the tree to be self sufficient after one year under the most difficult conditions.

The picture with the other trees in the background were from the Life+ project in Spain. The Waterboxx was used in a area that is turning into a dessert because of drought.
The trees planted with the Groasis Waterboxx are doing significantly better that the trees without the Waterboxx.
It is a long running test and you can read al about it here: http://www.groasis.com/en/projects/life-the-green-deserts-reforestation-project-with-over-91-survival-rate-in-spain
The University of Valladolid has written a very good repport about it that you can also read on this page.
Together with more pictures and youtube movies.

Best regards,
Nadine Krijgh
Marketing Manager Groasis

@John Elliot
We are currently working on a biodegradable Waterboxx, we call it the Greenboxx.
You can read more information about it here: http://www.groasis.com/en/technology/the-groasis-greenboxx-biodegradable-it-is-made-of-recycled-paper
Right now we are testing this Greenboxx

@Christian Wolff
The Waterboxx, if you buy 1, costs $24,99, you can re-use it up to 10 times, so the costs per planting would be: $2.50.
When you buy lager quantities the Waterboxx cost $21.99 and $2.20 each.

Best regards,
Nadine Krijgh
Marketing Manager Groasis,