Forestry planting

[lux]

So I secured a grant from Woodland Trust for additional planting at home. I have 900 broadleaf natives arriving to create further woodland. Most will be around to 100 cm mark with stake / deer guard. 

The going is easy, nothing steep etc etc 

 

How many would you expect to plant per person per day?

 

cheers 

[Will C]

100 a day with out busting a gut. 

[sandspider]

I had 150 or so trees from the WLT a while back. I planted them all over 3 part days, without working myself hard. On fairly easy terrain, but with a fair bit of undergrowth to deal with.

[Stere]

Are they all bare root that 100cm size?

 

100  sounds about right to do in a day with  bigger bare root trees and fiddling with fitting guards over branchy tops etc.

 

Id guess  maybe 150-200 max going flat using all the sunrise  to sunset  daylight hrs this time of year,  & about  100 taking  it easy.

 

 

 

 

Using this type of spade with  cell grown trees are alot faster than bare root.

 

 

 

[Will C]

If there cell grown get a proper planter your back will thank you 

[carlos]

all depends on ground type and root size, id say 100 should be easly achieved.

 

[lux]

cheers all, 

 

The delivery arrived today. sounds like 2 of us will get them done in about 4 days although I might do a bit over the weekend on my own. Been a decent grant process so far.