The brainchild of hospitality executive Barbi Angeli and green-focused Barbi Csallóközi the scheme involves a number of Budapest bars and restaurants – and the need to plant as many trees as possible you will be presented with an iPad where you can enter your name and email address A message confirming your ownership of the tree will follow you may have to wait a couple of weeks for your seedling Angeli stressed that anyone could visit their tree at any time at the site near Nyíradony as it was important for them to make everything transparent The plot has been in the family for generations Land in this part of Bács-Kiskun County is cheaper and leaving it fallow is better than selling it If enough space is provided for 5,000 trees “It's important to stress that these is private not public land,” she says because we can guarantee that after 15-20 years we will not sell the wood to a furniture company or to anyone else The aim is to a grow serious forest here.” experts were also consulted for the project the soil was tested and red oak was chosen “We know that cocktails are priced higher than the average gin and tonic,” says Barbara Csallóköz If G&T isn’t your thing, you still have the opportunity to plant a red oak in Nyíradony – on their website Several large companies have already entered and bought dozens of trees in the area Although the initiative has started in Budapest and will be continued in the countryside the founders aim for it to become known abroad thus contributing significantly to reforestation The Plant a Tree Cocktail Initiative can be a great opportunity for team building after a glass or two – you can go planting trees in person after prior arrangement one of the coolest Christmas gifts might be to give you a tree instead of that last-minute afterthought.