Research article Mechanization in a Forest Nursery
J.A. Gleed
This paper describes the mechanical aspects of raising 1/0 Pinus radiata at the Tasman Pulp and Paper Company's tree nursery at Te Teko. It explains how the special needs of a large-scale planting programme have provided the opportunity to establish "production-line" techniques in a nursery, with an improvement in tree quality and a reduction in unit costs. Mention is made of the limits of the existing methods and equipment, and how the problems of an annual production in excess of seven million 1/0 P. radiata seedlings may be handled.
