Tree planting tender 101 questions

[Paul MH]

Quick bit of advice - my first tender since I decided to go back to tree planting after a long hiatus - tender includes one plot of "hinge mounding" planting - what are the implications for pricing? its a 10ha site.

Also, any recommendations for on site storage of saplings? I expect to take delivery (bagged) of a weeks worth at a time from the client's base and want to make sure they're adequately stored until needed?

 

Thanks in advance

[Khriss]

How many and type of trees??  K

[drinksloe]

Most trees are just dumped on site in bags weeks or even months in advance, might not be best practice but seems to do them little harm at this time of year.

 

I got about 10k hardwoods free this spring that had been left to rot in there bags due to C19, sitting in direct early spring sunlight for 1 month that I know off, possibly longer and almost all have grown fine.

Just shucked into the ground for planting this year by a local community woodland.

[Paul MH]

22 hours ago, Khriss said:

How many and type of trees??  K

30k conifers for the 10ha site. The tender includes some smaller plots made up of restocks of mixed conifers and broadleaf.