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Planting and Plant Protection
David A. Bainbridge
Restoration Ecologist
The right plant
• The first step is getting the right plant
(local seed or cutting) to the site in good
condition
• This involves care in transportation and
handling - covered, cool trucks if
possible
• Gentle handling to protect roots
Staging
• Have planting holes marked and ready
• Color coded and written labels
• If possible holes dug and prewetted
• Move plants, water and treeshelters as close
as possible to minimize carrying time
• Provide shade for plants
• Protect plants with fencing if left on site
overnight
Staging
• Organization is critical
• Minimize carry distance and time wasted
searching for materials or plants
• Color code everything
Training
• Provide instruction to all planters on
proper technique (check during day)
• Gentle
• Minimal root disturbance
• Proper depth
• Sufficient water
• Care in tamping to reduce air pockets
Supervision
• Never assume people will know how to plant a
seedling
– Demonstrate and supervise (1 to 7 ratio)
– Critical for survival (CNPS vs High school)
Holes
• Small containers - planting bar or shovel
• Tall containers
– Hand auger (AMS)
– Power auger - Cannon, Little Beaver
– Tractor mounted or Bobcat mounted
– A good one in China with 2.5 m auger
• Cuttings
– Hand auger or power auger to groundwater
– Water jet
– Planting bar in some cases
Planting bar
• With good control
over timing and
water then small
plants can work
• A KBC bar is used
• It may take some
water to make a
usable hole in loose
sandy soil
Auger choices
• Hand or
tractor
• Depends
on site,
container
type and
budget
Plant bands
• With a loose soil mix the
band can be pulled up
as the hole is backfilled
• In other cases the seam
is opened and the pb is
pinched around the roots
as it is lowered--then
removed
Tall Pot Planting
Planting rate
• Typical rates per person per day
– Super cell 50-100
– Plant band 2x2x14 50-100
– Tall pot 10
Highly variable depending on soil type,
fitness, weather, terrain, experience
Machine transplanting is possible in some
situations, esp. abandoned ag land
After care
• Protection from herbivory is essential
• Treeshelters (TUBEX or….) best
• Wire cages helpful
• Some years screen needed for
grasshoppers and caterpillars
• Repellants did not work
Tree shelters
• Many possible candidates - I like twin
wall Tubex or Treessentials but many
others have worked well
• They must be tall enough - often 36”
minimum
• Anchor well to resist wind
• Protection from herbivory, wind and
sand blast and extreme temperatures
Tree shelter
• The stick in the
treeshelter is an
escape route for
lizards
• A screen cap works
better than a solid
cap that must be
removed and
replaced to fill the
pipe
Protection on time
• Don’t leave plants exposed
• Before our first desert restoration
workshop at Red Rock Canyon (CA) we
were planting on a project
• We ran out of time to put on shelters -
almost all plants were eaten by morning
by jackrabbits
Herbivory is Important
• Mesquite near the
Salton Sea
demonstrate the
impact of herbivory
after 12 years
• Wire cages installed
this year released
the seedlings in short
treeshelters
Wire cages
• Stucco wire threaded on pencil rod (1/4
inch steel) or bamboo
• Cage clips and ground staples may be
better if horses and bikes are nearby
• Jackrabbits may require 36” tall cages
• Treeshelters and cages can be
complementary
Wire cage
Chicken wire may allow rodents in
Aviary wire may be better
Big Cages
• T posts and concrete re-mesh to keep
cows away
• Protection from wild horses, deer,
burros, elk, cows etc.
• Big cages also help slow down ORVs
• Beaver protection critical for many
riparian areas
Other options
• Rock mulch
• Plant debris
• Thorny branches
• Guard animals
• Perimeter fences
Rock mulch
• May be used if cages
or treeshelters are
too costly or not
appropriate for
aesthetic reasons
• Works reasonably
well if rocks are
suitable
Water
• Water during planting and then add
• Subsurface irrigation
– Deep pipes
– Buried clay pot
– Porous capsule
– Wick
– Buried drain pipe
– Vertical leaky hose
Deep pipe irrigation
• Deep pipes are
cheap and perform
well with hand
watering or drip
• A com’l model is now
sold “DeepDrip”
• Note impact of
treeshelter height
after 10 years
Wick Irrigation
• Wick irrigation
uses a solid
braid nylon
rope as a wick
• Low water use
and low cost
• Best as a
gravity wick not
capillary wick
Rapid recovery
• Some sites,
particularly riparian
and wash plantings,
can grow very
quickly
• In just a few years a
site can change
dramatically
Pole planted riparian, note person on left for scale
Las Lunas Plant Material Center
Read and Prepare
• Avoid making mistakes
• Learn from others
experience
• Restoration and Management Notes
• Restoration Ecology
• Ecological Restoration
• Land and Water
• Journal of Arid Environments
• Add to the knowledge
base by doing
experiments and
reporting results
For more information
• Introductory bulletins at http://works.bepress.com/
david_a_bainbridge/
• Technical papers and reports at http://alliant.academia.edu/
DavidBainbridge
• Images and reprints: Special collections UC Davis Library
• Books:
• 2015. Gardening with Less Water. Storey (Award winner!)
• 2012. Restoration of arid and semi-arid lands. Chapter 10 In J. van
Andel and J. Aronson, Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier.
Blackwell.
• 2007. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration: New Hope
for Arid Lands. Island Press.

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Planting and plant protection

  • 1. Planting and Plant Protection David A. Bainbridge Restoration Ecologist
  • 2. The right plant • The first step is getting the right plant (local seed or cutting) to the site in good condition • This involves care in transportation and handling - covered, cool trucks if possible • Gentle handling to protect roots
  • 3. Staging • Have planting holes marked and ready • Color coded and written labels • If possible holes dug and prewetted • Move plants, water and treeshelters as close as possible to minimize carrying time • Provide shade for plants • Protect plants with fencing if left on site overnight
  • 4. Staging • Organization is critical • Minimize carry distance and time wasted searching for materials or plants • Color code everything
  • 5. Training • Provide instruction to all planters on proper technique (check during day) • Gentle • Minimal root disturbance • Proper depth • Sufficient water • Care in tamping to reduce air pockets
  • 6. Supervision • Never assume people will know how to plant a seedling – Demonstrate and supervise (1 to 7 ratio) – Critical for survival (CNPS vs High school)
  • 7. Holes • Small containers - planting bar or shovel • Tall containers – Hand auger (AMS) – Power auger - Cannon, Little Beaver – Tractor mounted or Bobcat mounted – A good one in China with 2.5 m auger • Cuttings – Hand auger or power auger to groundwater – Water jet – Planting bar in some cases
  • 8. Planting bar • With good control over timing and water then small plants can work • A KBC bar is used • It may take some water to make a usable hole in loose sandy soil
  • 9. Auger choices • Hand or tractor • Depends on site, container type and budget
  • 10. Plant bands • With a loose soil mix the band can be pulled up as the hole is backfilled • In other cases the seam is opened and the pb is pinched around the roots as it is lowered--then removed
  • 12. Planting rate • Typical rates per person per day – Super cell 50-100 – Plant band 2x2x14 50-100 – Tall pot 10 Highly variable depending on soil type, fitness, weather, terrain, experience Machine transplanting is possible in some situations, esp. abandoned ag land
  • 13. After care • Protection from herbivory is essential • Treeshelters (TUBEX or….) best • Wire cages helpful • Some years screen needed for grasshoppers and caterpillars • Repellants did not work
  • 14. Tree shelters • Many possible candidates - I like twin wall Tubex or Treessentials but many others have worked well • They must be tall enough - often 36” minimum • Anchor well to resist wind • Protection from herbivory, wind and sand blast and extreme temperatures
  • 15. Tree shelter • The stick in the treeshelter is an escape route for lizards • A screen cap works better than a solid cap that must be removed and replaced to fill the pipe
  • 16. Protection on time • Don’t leave plants exposed • Before our first desert restoration workshop at Red Rock Canyon (CA) we were planting on a project • We ran out of time to put on shelters - almost all plants were eaten by morning by jackrabbits
  • 17. Herbivory is Important • Mesquite near the Salton Sea demonstrate the impact of herbivory after 12 years • Wire cages installed this year released the seedlings in short treeshelters
  • 18. Wire cages • Stucco wire threaded on pencil rod (1/4 inch steel) or bamboo • Cage clips and ground staples may be better if horses and bikes are nearby • Jackrabbits may require 36” tall cages • Treeshelters and cages can be complementary
  • 19. Wire cage Chicken wire may allow rodents in Aviary wire may be better
  • 20. Big Cages • T posts and concrete re-mesh to keep cows away • Protection from wild horses, deer, burros, elk, cows etc. • Big cages also help slow down ORVs • Beaver protection critical for many riparian areas
  • 21. Other options • Rock mulch • Plant debris • Thorny branches • Guard animals • Perimeter fences
  • 22. Rock mulch • May be used if cages or treeshelters are too costly or not appropriate for aesthetic reasons • Works reasonably well if rocks are suitable
  • 23. Water • Water during planting and then add • Subsurface irrigation – Deep pipes – Buried clay pot – Porous capsule – Wick – Buried drain pipe – Vertical leaky hose
  • 24. Deep pipe irrigation • Deep pipes are cheap and perform well with hand watering or drip • A com’l model is now sold “DeepDrip” • Note impact of treeshelter height after 10 years
  • 25. Wick Irrigation • Wick irrigation uses a solid braid nylon rope as a wick • Low water use and low cost • Best as a gravity wick not capillary wick
  • 26. Rapid recovery • Some sites, particularly riparian and wash plantings, can grow very quickly • In just a few years a site can change dramatically Pole planted riparian, note person on left for scale Las Lunas Plant Material Center
  • 27. Read and Prepare • Avoid making mistakes • Learn from others experience • Restoration and Management Notes • Restoration Ecology • Ecological Restoration • Land and Water • Journal of Arid Environments • Add to the knowledge base by doing experiments and reporting results
  • 28. For more information • Introductory bulletins at http://works.bepress.com/ david_a_bainbridge/ • Technical papers and reports at http://alliant.academia.edu/ DavidBainbridge • Images and reprints: Special collections UC Davis Library • Books: • 2015. Gardening with Less Water. Storey (Award winner!) • 2012. Restoration of arid and semi-arid lands. Chapter 10 In J. van Andel and J. Aronson, Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier. Blackwell. • 2007. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration: New Hope for Arid Lands. Island Press.