2014 Australian Macadamia Society 40th Anniversary Industry Conference

1. Latest Machinery for Tree Removal
Prepared by: Warren Elvery

2. Trees up to 15yo
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3. Canopied Over
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4. Hedging
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5. Limb Removal
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6. Row Removal
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7. What is my plan?
• Row Removal
• Remove whole trees
• chip back into the orchard
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8. Why chip?
• Source of Organic Matter
• Value
• Economies of Scale
• Asset vs Outlay
• ROI from chip compared to mulch
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9. How are we doing it??
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10. How are we doing it??
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11. Orchard Plan
• 2nd tree
• 2nd row
• leave stump
•Then repeat
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12. How are we doing it??
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13. Is our system suitable for you?
• Probably not
• Economies of scale (330 hectares)
• Doing nothing is not an option!
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14. Want to see more?
• Conference Field
Trip on Friday
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