Jul 18, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. The National Forestry Agency CONAFOR reported that 9.34 million trees were planted on 5 July 2008 by over 507 thousand people during a tree planting event. The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Elvira Quesada, said the event lasted 14 hours with 31 Mexican states participating. Of the total number of trees planted, 71% were in rural areas, while 29% were in urban areas. The states of Chiapas and Puebla recorded the highest numbers of trees planted. Pine, cedro and mesquite were the most popular tree species planted.