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I don't know what the germination rate is when you plant the seeds by hand, but it seems that aerial seeding requires 1.5 to 2 times more seeds. https://efotg.s

I don't know what the germination rate is when you plant the seeds by hand, but it seems that aerial seeding requires 1.5 to 2 times more seeds. https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/IL/AgronomyTechNote21.pdf https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/IL/Agronomy... This does not seem excessive in regards of the time it saves.

dymk 4y ago
Cover crops aren't trees. To elaborate... Cover crop seeds (basically grasses) and tree seeds are apples and oranges. You can spray grass seed on the surface of the dirt and it will grow into a meadow. The same can not be said for trees. They will be eaten by birds and mice and digested, not dispersed. They also don't germinate well when left on the surface of the soil. It's also a matter of numbers - tree seeds are by comparison, incredibly expensive to harvest. There's an industry of people who will camp out in forests, stalk squirrels, and see where they're storing their nuts. Or they climb trees to manually harvest fresh pinecones. It's labor intensive and you need a permit to do it.
- pas 4y ago
  what does this mean?
  - dymk 4y ago
    I've added more context to the comment
- sebmellen 4y ago
  What if a drone were to shoot the seeds into the ground with such force that they would be buried 4-5 inches deep (which is, I would guess, the necessary depth for successful propagation)?
  - cinntaile 4y ago
    That's probably too deep for most plants. 1-2 inches is probably more realistic, with 2 being close to the max.
- Handytinge 4y ago
  > There's an industry of people who will camp out in forests, stalk squirrels, and see where they're storing their nuts. Or they climb trees to manually harvest fresh pinecones. It's labor intensive and you need a permit to do it. Given we don't have squirrels in Australia, I'd imagine the knowledge you're providing here around gathering and permits are not accurate to the company in discussion.
sandworm101 4y ago
You dont plant tree seeds by hand. You plant saplings, small trees well past germination.
- vanattab 4y ago
  Well presumably someone is planting the seeds for the saplings unless they are all clones.
  - dymk 4y ago
    That's called a tree nursery. Seeds are planted and germinated in controlled conditions on a few acres. Once they're baby trees, then you go plant them by hand in areas that need reforestation.
OJFord 4y ago
It's more like 1 in 3, an order of magnitude better. And they'd be sown under cover in more controlled conditions before planting out; not just tossed in the ground.

dymk 4y ago

Cover crops aren't trees. To elaborate... Cover crop seeds (basically grasses) and tree seeds are apples and oranges. You can spray grass seed on the surface of the dirt and it will grow into a meadow. The same can not be said for trees. They will be eaten by birds and mice and digested, not dispersed. They also don't germinate well when left on the surface of the soil. It's also a matter of numbers - tree seeds are by comparison, incredibly expensive to harvest. There's an industry of people who will camp out in forests, stalk squirrels, and see where they're storing their nuts. Or they climb trees to manually harvest fresh pinecones. It's labor intensive and you need a permit to do it.

pas 4y ago
what does this mean?
- dymk 4y ago
  I've added more context to the comment
sebmellen 4y ago
What if a drone were to shoot the seeds into the ground with such force that they would be buried 4-5 inches deep (which is, I would guess, the necessary depth for successful propagation)?
- cinntaile 4y ago
  That's probably too deep for most plants. 1-2 inches is probably more realistic, with 2 being close to the max.
Handytinge 4y ago
> There's an industry of people who will camp out in forests, stalk squirrels, and see where they're storing their nuts. Or they climb trees to manually harvest fresh pinecones. It's labor intensive and you need a permit to do it. Given we don't have squirrels in Australia, I'd imagine the knowledge you're providing here around gathering and permits are not accurate to the company in discussion.

sandworm101 4y ago

You dont plant tree seeds by hand. You plant saplings, small trees well past germination.

vanattab 4y ago
Well presumably someone is planting the seeds for the saplings unless they are all clones.
- dymk 4y ago
  That's called a tree nursery. Seeds are planted and germinated in controlled conditions on a few acres. Once they're baby trees, then you go plant them by hand in areas that need reforestation.

OJFord 4y ago

It's more like 1 in 3, an order of magnitude better. And they'd be sown under cover in more controlled conditions before planting out; not just tossed in the ground.