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jerryc101
Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24 Central Arkansas |
2006-09-15 135207
Does anyone outthere know how to make a tree planter, or where to buy one. I have 10 acres that i have prepared for planting this fall/spring, i know how to plant individually but several thousand is out of the question for my old back.
appriciate any information
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hardwood
Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3583 iowa |
2006-09-16 135212
Jerry; Check with the USDA Soil Conservation office, They either will have one to use or rent, or they will know where to find one. Best of luck. Frank. ....
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Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2006-09-16 135215
I see you're in AR. Are you close to any Weyerhaeuser pine plantations? If so, your best bet would be to hire one of the local tree planting contractors or one of their workers. I've never seen pine trees planted any other way but by hand. A good tree planter can plant 2,000 trees a day. ....
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kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon Pics |
2006-09-16 135217
Billy, have you ever seen how they replanted after Mt. St. Helens erupted? An airplane flew over the area and dropped "tree bombs", little self-contained seedling packages that burrowed into the ground. Probably a little expensive for 10 acres though. ....
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Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2006-09-16 135218
No, Ken, I didn't see that. I bet that was a sight to behold. ....
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yooperpete
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1413 Northern Michigan Pics |
2006-09-18 135239
Wish you were closer. I have an old one left over from the depression days when they have work crews. Basically it is a double wing plow followed by a metal seat for someone to stuff in seedlings and then a reverse plow an opening so not to bend over the planted tree. ....
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kthompson
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5275 South Carolina Pics |
2006-09-18 135241
I think Hardwood has you covered but many states have a publication by their Dept of Agriculture with ads in it. You probably can search your State's Dept of Agri web site and find it. Often you will find people who offer such services in there.
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Chief
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4297 Southwest MiddleTennessee Pics |
2006-09-18 135253
Jerry, as much as I hate to say this................ you need about 500 Mexicans planting the seedlings. I was forced to throw out about 40,000 International Paper Super Tree seedlings earlier this summer because I just did not have the time or wear with all to plant them. When you plant a seedling every 10 square feet; that adds up to a LOT of trees to plant. What is REALLY frustrating is that if you don't plant them with seedling protector tubes, the deer will decimate them. ....
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Billy
Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 975 Southeast Oklahoma Pics |
2006-09-18 135254
Come on Randy. 3 or 4 good Mexican tree planters could knock 10 acres out in a day easy. :) ....
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Chief
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4297 Southwest MiddleTennessee Pics |
2006-09-18 135255
I was making a bit of "Silvicultural" jest Billy. ;O) In my case, I never stood a chance as my wife called me from work and told me that International Paper had a refridgerated tractor trailer load of seedlings they were throwing out. I figured I would pickup a box or two. (each box hold 1,000 seedlings) I ended up taking about 40 boxes thinking I might be able to give them away to my neighbors. I didn't get many takers. ....
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Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada Pics |
2006-09-18 135256
In case the need arises again, an old one bottom plow makes a dandy tree planter.
Lay open a single row, then go back along side it, the other direction with the plow raised up so it only rolls the soil back into the furrow. Then walk along with a track spade, flipping open a space and drop in a seedling every so many feet.
Once the ground has been disturbed like this making a small void to put a seedling in is VERY easy.
If at all possible however, anywhere the land is not flat, always try to arrange the rows such that the furrows are 90° to the slope, running side-slope. This way when it rains, the water is collected by the disturbed soil and delivered to the seedlings roots. It also prevents the furrows from becoming ditches and eroding the soil from around the seedlings.
Best of luck. ....
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kyvette
Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 194 Central Kentucky Pics |
2006-09-18 135260
Jerry, If the seedlings aren't too long you could use an old tobacco setter. The setter allows you to sit and place a plant into fingers that open as they pass between the seats. You lay the plant in the open finger and the setter opens a hole in the dirt, inserts the plant, a shot of water, and then covers the hole.
For this to be effective the soil must be tilled as the setter cannot plant in hard ground. You will also need a tractor to pull the setter (or a horse) and a water container.
I have spent many an hour riding a setter planting tobacco plants and at the end of the patch we would plant a row or two of tomato plants.
Dave
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