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For comparisons sake a Canadian tree planter can plant roughly 3k 6" seedlings in a day for a cost of about $400. >"Fletcher doesn't pretend that the method is
by maerF0x0 12y ago
For comparisons sake a Canadian tree planter can plant roughly 3k 6" seedlings in a day for a cost of about $400.
>"Fletcher doesn't pretend that the method is as good as hand-sowing, but it's a hell of a lot quicker."
Also for comparisons sake, the expected survival rate of those 3k hand planted trees is 50%.
- chockablock 12y agoTree planting is a pretty popular and lucrative summer-time gig for Canadian college students (and other young people). It's paid by the tree, with the price depending on the terrain and the planting rules (spacing, light and soil conditions, depth). There is a lot of quality control done by supervisors, and it takes a lot of skill to plant both well and quickly. It would be interesting to hear some planters weigh in on the technology described in the OP. Agree the "# of trees planted" is not the best metric--the real question is how many of those will grow into mature trees. Some background on the job: http://www.tree-planter.com/?navigation_id=90 http://www.tree-planter.com/?navigation_id=90
- grecy 12y agoMy brother was a tree planter in Northern Alberta for 6 seasons, he was earning in the range of $500 a day towards the end (he was good) I went out to his camp for a couple of weeks and planted for a while. IMO the proposed solution looks great. Obviously it's not perfect and needs some refinement, but that's the whole point isn't it - we're always striving to learn more and make things better.