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Design for a Tree Seedling Packing Frame

A most vital phase of nursery operation is proper handling of seedlings from the time of pulling until the roots have been placed in the packing media. Exposure of the roots to drying can result in poor survival in the field, wasting time, effort, and money. The climate at Bend during the shipping season is often dry with relative humidity less than 25 percent. Trees that have their roots exposed for more than a few minutes will become dry under these severe conditions. To counteract this hazard the trees are pulled in the field and the roots immediately placed between saturated pieces of burlap in boxes. The boxes are then transported to the packing shed, where they are wet down and sorted.


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Author(s): Charles A. Bigelow, James W. Betts

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 58 (1963)