This young tree was covered in monkey vine (Parsonsia straminea) before we cleared it as part of our Tree Day preparations. It is probably a swamp box (Lophostemon suaveolens) that has naturally spread from the surrounding forest. You can see what would have been its fate if the monkey vine hadn't been removed, as the stump of a dead tree to the left indicates. Monkey vine will smother young trees, but mature trees are relatively safe. Saving trees like this is important because natural regeneration replaces the effort of planting and caring for a seedling over a long period of time.