Supplying trees to streets, reserves, schools, homes and other
worthy projects is a cool and eco-friendly business to be in. We, and you as
customers, do our bit to help cleanse the atmosphere through carbon
sequestration. Nevertheless, we have been using too many non-
biodegradable woven bags.
Takana native trees is progressively embracing the best
practice system of biodegradable hessian wrap on as many of our trees as we
can.
As many of you will know, and as our Packing Slips detail, we
have commenced the extensive use of PROPOTS. These were formerly
called Side-Slot Pots (SSPs) but in the interests of maintaining a simple and
consistent industry reference standard we now refer to these as ProPots.
ProPots have slotted sides which allow air to reach the roots, naturally
restraining them while promoting good fibrous root growth which eliminates
the strangling that can otherwise occur in containers.
Once grown in the ProPot, when we receive your orders, we tap
the tree out, and wrap it in hessian for shipment. The root balls have
consistent size and shape, with flat bottoms to allow trees to stand upright in
transit, and on site for several weeks.
We then recycle the ProPots for your next trees.
When you plant, you should leave the hessian wrap on to feed
the soil but ensure the ties round the trunks are released and freed up.
Not all our species are suited to Propots. For example, the
Metrosideros species are too vigorous, so we still use 45L bags for them.
