I'm going with NCR Styro 20 and they were just under $2/tree. To me plugs is the only way to go now.You could try plugs from Itasca Greenhouse or North Central Reforestation?
How is your survival and growth rate? thanks.last 3 years I planted 5000 Spruce each year. I get mine from my DNR. 3 yr old.
I get mine from
http://www.lauraslanenursery.com/
They were 3 year old bare root 9-14" & .24 each if buying over 1k if I remember right, this was in 2013 I bought 1300. In smaller amounts they were .90 each, 2014 I got 150. I used root gel and have over 90% survival rate.
I get mine from
http://www.lauraslanenursery.com/
They were 3 year old bare root 9-14" & .24 each if buying over 1k if I remember right, this was in 2013 I bought 1300. In smaller amounts they were .90 each, 2014 I got 150. I used root gel and have over 90% survival rate.
I'd call it good. The ones planted in 2013 put on about 3-4" on average, some more. I planted them in a clear cut. No prep work, no weed killer or fert. Just went to town with the dibble bar.tooln, How is your growth rate?
thanks for the link. I may get a few hundred more this year.
We had a really wet spring and I couldn't wait anymore it was to the point of get them in the ground before they die. They are about 6-8 feet apart. That planting is a food plot screen. So I wasn't to worried about how close they were as I don't really want the deer bedding there. I have a planter to dig them out and replant later on where needed. I couldn't plant all the areas I had originally planned on. You can see the standing water in back. So better to get them in and re do later than just let die in the box.What's your spacing there Dave? Looks awful close together in the rows.
We had a really wet spring and I couldn't wait anymore it was to the point of get them in the ground before they die. They are about 6-8 feet apart. That planting is a food plot screen. So I wasn't to worried about how close they were as I don't really want the deer bedding there. I have a planter to dig them out and replant later on where needed. I couldn't plant all the areas I had originally planned on. You can see the standing water in back. So better to get them in and re do later than just let die in the box.