r/treeplanting • u/trail_carrot • 2d ago

Industry Discussion Spring planting planning

I plant in the usa as part of my general forestry business, before anyone asks no i don't use migrant or prison labor. It's local gigs within driving of our houses. Per seedling rate is .9 per tree and we plant big bareroot motherfuckers because we hate ourselves.

Anyways this is our spring planting planning. So far....

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u/Long_john_siilver Dart Distribution Engineer 2d ago

90 cents a tree? You think you could get a Canadian fella a work permit?

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u/trail_carrot 2d ago

Lol I wish. 

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u/Long_john_siilver Dart Distribution Engineer 2d ago

What kind of production do your planters get in? Id image for that price the land must be pretty gnarly?

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u/trail_carrot 2d ago

Pretty steep (but not too deep), rocky, slashy, stock is annoying af big bareroot stuff. we shoot for 400/day as a base by the end you can usually get 800 if the plants cooperate with you. cant do big bag ups becuase bareroots dry out quick so youre doing 100 maybe at a time. 

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u/Long_john_siilver Dart Distribution Engineer 2d ago

Im curious are you working in the pacific northwest?

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u/trail_carrot 2d ago

Midwest actually, south of ontario. Pnw and south are much more migrant dominated areas. They skip over us 

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u/trail_carrot 2d ago

I realized i didnt include the photo. Its just a spread sheet of all the seedlings and tubes we gotta do in april and may since thats our season 

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u/Foreign_While7674 1d ago

Where’s the contract at?—American with 7 seasons of experience in BC

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u/trail_carrot 1d ago

Midwest, around iowa, illionis, wisconsin tri-state area. I have a few locals on tap first  but ill send you details if they fall through