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Re:Startup attempting to use drones to plant 36,000 trees a day by ommunist on Monday April 27, 2015 @02:49PM (#9448374)
One of the most efficient Soviet afforestation technology for pine forests is - wait until the good seed year comes in ripe forest. Cut it down the next year. Cones will land. Burn the place with controlled fire. Stumps will go, cones will open! Bummer, young forest in 3-4 years growing real fast.
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Re:Startup attempting to use drones to plant 36,000 trees a day by reitanqild on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @01:26PM (#9453887)
IIRC pine forests often have microsaplings, lots and lots of tiny pine saplings that will start growing once the old trees goes away.
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Re:Startup attempting to use drones to plant 36,000 trees a day by ommunist on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @10:55PM (#9456253)
called podrost in Russia. Not in all types of forests. often they die when you remove canopy. bugs come.
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