harvesting & shipping b&b nursery stock
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Harvesting & Shipping B&B Nursery Stock. B&B Harvest is Seasonal. No. of B&B Plants Harvested. J F M A M J J A S O N D . Methods of Harvest. By hand By machine Mechanical spade Trencher. Harvesting Steps. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Harvesting & Shipping B&B Nursery Stock
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B&B Harvest is Seasonal
No. of B&B Plants Harvested
J F M A M J J A S O N D
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Methods of Harvest
By handBy machine Mechanical spade Trencher
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Harvesting Steps
#1 Tag and grade the plant.#2 Tie up the branches.#3 Dig the plant with the appropriate ball diameter and ball depth.#4 Wrap the ball with burlap.#5 Pin burlap to remove slack.#6 Tie ball with twine.#7 Transport to the holding yard and water.
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Harvesting by HandTagging a plant which has been previously graded.
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Harvesting by HandTying-up the branches.
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Harvesting by HandShaping the ball.
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Harvesting by HandLifting the plant out of the hole.
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Harvesting by HandPutting on the burlap wrap.
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Harvesting by HandUsing burlap nails to remove slack from the burlap.
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Harvesting by HandTying the ball with sisal twine.
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Harvesting by HandThe finished product.
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Mechanical Spade
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Mechanical Spade
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Mechanical SpadePutting a flat bottom on the ball.
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Mechanical SpadeInserting closed “C” rings to remove slack from the burlap.
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Mechanical SpadeUsing wire baskets.
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Mechanical SpadeTightening the wire on the basket.
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Wire Baskets
Considerations for using… Will the soil type hold a ball? How far are the plants going to be shipped? Should the basket be removed or left on?
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Wire baskets can sometimes girdle roots
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Mechanical SpadeHarvested product waiting to be delivered to the holding yard.
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Holding YardNotice that some of the balls have wire baskets and others do not.
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Tree BossArticulated, robotic tree handling system.
Single operator.
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Trencher Digging
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Trencher Digging
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Trencher DiggingShaping the ball.
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Trencher DiggingApplying the burlap and sisal twine.
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Trencher DiggingRemoving the tree from the hole with a dozer mounted U-blade.
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