Mechanizing Site Preparation -- Spot Scarification
Because so many areas are targeted for planting, mechanizing the site preparation operation can achieve more efficient, faster reforestation. Two scarifier implements mounted on crawler-tractors proved feasible for preparing planting sites in a variety of vegetative covers. Production rates ranged from 1½ to 2½ acres per hour. Tree Planters' Notes 38(1) : 3 -5 ; 1987
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Author(s): Benjamin Lowman, Lowell E. Birch
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 38, Number 1 (1987)
Section: General
Volume: 38
Number: 1
