Kazım Uslu, who is known by the nickname 'forester father' for not being able to find a tree shade to rest during a mountain hike he took to visit Konya two years ago, prunes trees in the mountainous area after work and on weekends, cleans the area, and drinks his tea brewed on a wood fire. After seeing his father in a dream, Uslu aims to take care of all the trees in the area, saying “I will continue to contribute to nature to be a breath for the future.”
Kazım Uslu, who moved from Istanbul to Konya two years ago and went for a walk in the nearby mountainous area, sat down next to a tree to rest. Since the tree was not pruned, Kazım Uslu couldn't benefit from its shade, so he pruned the tree with the tools he had with him. After returning home for a while, Uslu decided to take care of the tree himself after seeing his deceased father next to the tree he had pruned in his dream that night. Kazım Uslu, who works as a gardener on a website, started to clean and prune the harmful shrubs around the trees in the mountainous area after work and on weekends. Known as the 'forester father,' Uslu has taken care of more than 150 trees so far, and after taking a break to drink his tea brewed in a natural environment, he returns home. Uslu uploads footage of his tree care work to social media, trying to raise awareness and instill a love of trees in people.
Kazım Uslu, who moved from Istanbul to Konya two years ago and lives near a mountainous area, went out for a walk and sat next to a tree to rest. However, he couldn't benefit from the shade of the tree because it had not been pruned. So, he used the equipment he had with him to prune the tree. After returning home, he saw his late father in his dream, sitting under the tree he had pruned, and his father thanked him for pruning the tree and making it a nice place to rest. Inspired by this dream, Kazım Uslu started to clean and prune the trees in the area around his home and in the mountainous area nearby. He has since pruned more than 150 trees, including hawthorn and almond trees, which have thorns and can sometimes tear his clothes. Uslu finds taking care of the trees therapeutic and feels like he is talking to them. He believes that nature is essential for our well-being and is trying to raise awareness about the importance of trees by sharing videos of his tree-pruning activities on social media.
Kazım Uslu, who says he enjoys spending time in natural environments and that tree care feels like therapy to him, stated, "My goal is to take care of all the trees here. People gave us a nickname, 'forest father'. We saw a beautiful interest. I film myself and make these tree care activities fun to instill my love for nature in people. Sometimes I speed up the videos, sometimes I add music. That way, people watch them. I will continue to contribute to nature until the end to be a breath for the future."
Uslu also mentioned that he enjoys growing mahaleb cherry trees and said, "This tree is an enemy of drought. If there is a mahaleb cherry tree in a place, there will be no drought there. It would be very beneficial to grow 5,000 mahaleb cherry trees in these mountains. One mahaleb cherry tree produces a thousand mahaleb cherry trees in one season. I have a project about this and it would be good if I could get support. These mountains love mahaleb cherry and hawthorn trees. When the hawthorn trees bear fruit, retired uncles who come here pick the fruit and sell it for extra income. I would like these uncles to come and help me take care of these trees together. This job is a matter of the heart."
