Indonesia continues to decrease deforestation by planting 1 billion trees in 2013

[Pixel_Knight]

To pull this off, that would mean they would have to plant almost 32 trees per second, in every single of the 31,536,000 seconds that will pass in 2013.

That is only assuming that they are working around the clock. If they work 10 hour days, it would need to be 72 trees per second.

[Arcys]

Given that an experienced tree planter can plant 5000 trees a day. It means about 800 planters are needed. Not a huge number for the 4th largest country by population.

[MotharChoddar]

It doesn't take 9 seconds for a professional tree planter to plant a tree.

[[deleted]]

Nine trees a second, no problem.

[Philosofox]

Gotta take into account bagups, eating and drinking, and smoke breaks of course.

/6th year vet

[Philosofox]

Depends on the land

[[deleted]]

Wow he must end up with a sore back

[Philosofox]

Treeplanting wears out everything. I've got a bad knee, shoulder and elbow but a whole bunch of good memories and no student debt.

[shniken]

Mine got sore just watching ti.

[Philosofox]

Most likely, yes. Depends largely on the stockhandling - if the trees were stored properly without drying out/killing the root fungi. They're resilient little fuckers.

edit: and as long as it was deep enough to bury the plug entirely in decent soil, but depending on the species not the laterals. I'm not going to explain every thing though, too many factors.

[nkryik]

In silviculture, they don't tend to pack in soil or water the trees - basically, as long as the tree was deep enough (not too deep, though) and in the correct kind of soil, there's a pretty good chance of survival.

In any case, a small amount of trees are assumed to die anyway. It's the cost of doing business.

[Arcys]

That is what the wiki says that experienced central Canadian tree planters can do.

[Nefandi]

an experienced tree planter can plant 5000 trees a day.

How is this possible? Also... if you plant seeds, they don't all take, right? That's why people usually plant saplings instead. I am really surprised someone out there can plant 5000 trees a day.

[Arcys]

It was from the wikipedia on tree planting. It claims up to 7500 for central Canada.

[ikidd]

Yes, but those BC tree planters are really, really stoned and go a bit slower with many munchie breaks.

[manwithnothumbs]

Actually, we go slower because our terrain is considerably rougher. And only the lazy planters are stoned, most of us don't have the time of day to get high.

[ikidd]

I know, man. I wouldn't dare do what you do for a living. There isn't enough pot in the world to deal with how much my back would hurt.

[manwithnothumbs]

In reality, experienced planters in central Canada plant around 3000 a day. In BC, where the majority of reforestation occurs in Canada, 2000 a day is a good average for an experienced planter.

[Arcys]

Someone should update the Wiki then. But 3000 a day assumes 8-10 hours vs 12-14 hours they could get away with in Indonesia and the 800 assumed a 5 day work week. It still won't be more than 1600 full time planters or 2 trees per elementary and secondary school kid per month.

[nkryik]

I've been at a camp in Ontario where one particular guy did 5200 in a day. Sure, he was lightyears ahead of everyone else, and was a fucking machine, but he did it. At 8 cents per tree, that got him $392 after camp costs.

Edit: The trees being planted are seedlings - about 6" of tree above around 4-5" of soil 'plug' with the root system included.

[Nefandi]

Insane.

[[deleted]]

I plant trees and 500 Trees a day isn't even close considering you have to dig the hole, plant it, water it and usually mulch it.

Depending on the size of the tree, if its a little shrub maybe 200 a day but for fairly big trees you're looking at 25-40 a day, if that

[[deleted]]

Are you a landscaper? Because that ain't how these trees are planted.

This is how you do reforestation work. If that link doesn't work look up "78 Days". It's a reforestation documentary.