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Mechanization in a Forest Nursery
Authors: J.A. GleedPublication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 1967, Issue N.Z.J.For. 12(2) 1967, pp 174-182, Aug 1967
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: 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.