RNGR.net is sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and Southern Regional Extension Forestry and is a colloborative effort between these two agencies.

U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Forest Service Southern Regional Extension Forestry Southern Regional Extension Forestry

Root-Rolled Seedlings

The present trend toward increased efficiency in work of all kinds has brought about widespread efforts to improve both machine and hand planting methods. However, an analysis of field planting operations still shows this weak link: the loose roots of the planting stock-particularly coniferous stock--reduce the efficiency of both machine and hand planting. This loss is especially significant in machine planting where the loose roots prohibit automatic feed. To strengthen this "weak link" why not roll the roots like a cigarette? The writer tried this method in March 1953 near Lafayette, Indiana.


Download this file:

PDF document Download this file — PDF document, 43Kb

Details

Author(s): Charles I. Miller

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 20 (1955)