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How realistic is it to move certain crops, such as fruit and nut trees that may take decades to grow to maturity? A few weeks ago I did a 200km bike ride of Mo
by malandrew 12y ago
How realistic is it to move certain crops, such as fruit and nut trees that may take decades to grow to maturity?
A few weeks ago I did a 200km bike ride of Mount Hamilton and one of the things I saw along the way was a "nursery" that specializes in very large fairly mature trees in massive planters ready to be moved by truck (Calaveras Rd (Rt 84) just south of 680). The biggest trees had large wooden planters ~5 ft high and as with as an 18 wheeler.
Given how valuable certain trees are and the time cost of waiting for them to grow to fruit and nut bearing age, it must make sense at some point to give loans to dig up orchards and move them to better locations.
Assuming such a plan is botanically viable, my main concern is that the price shock for water takes too longer for it to make financial sense until it is too late to make the decision to move any trees worth being moved.