Does the Miyawaki method also work in the Southwest; planting a whole grove of things that co-respirate and share roots?

> Akira Miyawaki and the Miyawaki method of forest cultivation for reforestation to fight desertification by regreening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Miyawaki

Pocket forest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_forest :

> The area to be planted is first covered with a layer of cardboard which is then covered with 3–6 in (7.6–15.2 cm) of compost or wood chips and allowed to acclimate to local moisture conditions for several months. The covered area is then planted with year-old plant nursery saplings spaced approximately 2 ft (0.6 m) apart. The entire surface area should be planted at the same time with a variety of native species so no saplings of the same species are adjacent to each other. Watering is unnecessary for native plants acclimated to the local environment; although watering for the first few years after planting, and during drought periods, will reduce mortality of individual plants [...]

> Three is the minimum number of different species of nursery saplings for planting a pocket forest