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Planting speed of Cedars

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Thinkin Rut

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How many trees can 2 men with a dibble planting small bare root cedars at a moderate speed plant per hour? I was thinking 25? Thanks in advance!
 
With a dibble bar, in black Iowa topsoil, one person can easily plant 100+ bare root cedars in an hour. Less if the soil is hard or you're messing with precise placement, etc.

Poke your hole. Push roots into hole. Close hole. Walk a few steps to the next spot.

I planted 800 ERCs with a homemade dibble bar a few years back and it only took me a few hours, total.
 
Easily more than one per minute when I go it solo. And that is without trying to hurry since I simply like doing it and being out there with nature. I could see 2 of you getting 150-200 or more if you go it on a mission to get er done.
 
You all are planting them, I'm trying to get rid of them.. Time to open up the floor to sunlight! :p

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chadw said:
Looks like you keep the stumps about 2ft high. Is that SOP or do you ever flush cut low to the ground?
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We leave high for leverage. To give the option to push over and out with a FEL later. Very easy to do when ground is softer. Many don't realize you can actually pull a decent sized cedar out of the ground by hand, their roots are rather shallow. Also, not an area I use for access or hunt within, strictly bedding & cover, so not too critical. Also allows us to work faster standing vs on knees..

As long as you cut below the lowest branch, it cleanly kills a cedar. They do not resprout.
 
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