This is interesting, and helpful, in reforestation.




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In Australia, we have been planting trees from the air for many years. The seedlings are encased in a paper-mache tube with a hardened and pointed end. This means the tree pod, when dropped from an aircraft at a certain altitude, will partially penetrate the ground when it impacts. The paper dissolves away in time leaving the seedling planted in the ground with a greater chance of taking root. Many thousands of these are dropped from the air in a given run, and the whole process is quite quick.

Geebax Posted at 10-25 23:03
In Australia, we have been planting trees from the air for many years. The seedlings are encased in a paper-mache tube with a hardened and pointed end. This means the tree pod, when dropped from an aircraft at a certain altitude, will partially penetrate the ground when it impacts. The paper dissolves away in time leaving the seedling planted in the ground with a greater chance of taking root. Many thousands of these are dropped from the air in a given run, and the whole process is quite quick.

I planted trees by hand one summer, with a team of about a dozen.

So it seems odd that this could be accomplished by gravity alone.

The ground can be very hard, even with a sharp shovel.


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Geebax Posted at 10-25 23:03
In Australia, we have been planting trees from the air for many years. The seedlings are encased in a paper-mache tube with a hardened and pointed end. This means the tree pod, when dropped from an aircraft at a certain altitude, will partially penetrate the ground when it impacts. The paper dissolves away in time leaving the seedling planted in the ground with a greater chance of taking root. Many thousands of these are dropped from the air in a given run, and the whole process is quite quick.

Ssshhhhh,  don't let on to the rest of the world - they think they invented aerial planting  

Hello and good day RedHotPoker. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Great find and thank you for helping and supporting our environment. .

Manxmann Posted at 10-26 01:00
Ssshhhhh,  don't let on to the rest of the world - they think they invented aerial planting

Yes, but didn’t Leonardo invent the helicopter? Grin



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DJI Stephen Posted at 10-26 08:49
Hello and good day RedHotPoker. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Great find and thank you for helping and supporting our environment.  .

Hi, eh thanks. Happy to indulge you.



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Manxmann Posted at 10-26 01:00
Ssshhhhh,  don't let on to the rest of the world - they think they invented aerial planting

australia did not create ariel tree planting, actually develpoed in hawaii during the 1930's
then reinvented in the 70's and then in the 99 a former RAF pilot, Jack Walters developed the method, and has been developed by the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aerospace.” which came up with the idea of using c130 transports.
sorry not aussie, it's USA and UK, there's all sorts of info out there about plant bombing.

Very nice video (cool initiative)

Sick Dawg Posted at 10-26 12:18
australia did not create ariel tree planting, actually develpoed in hawaii during the 1930's
then reinvented in the 70's and then in the 99 a former RAF pilot, Jack Walters developed the method, and has been developed by the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aerospace.” which came up with the idea of using c130 transports.
sorry not aussie, it's USA and UK, there's all sorts of info out there about plant bombing.

I did not say we invented aerial planting, I just said it has been in use here for decades. And whether it was 'developed' by Lockheed Martin or not, do you think we simply sat around all those years and suddenly thought about it recently. Other countries develop ideas without the help of the US you know!

The method of planting, using 'plant spikes', was developed by our CSIRO organisation many years back, to work in our environment with Australian native trees.

Very cool stuff, none the less.

I’m impressed by any means that gets the job done, efficiently and effectively.


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Montfrooij Posted at 10-26 12:52
Very nice video (cool initiative)

Yes, I liked it too.



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Sick Dawg Posted at 10-26 12:18
australia did not create ariel tree planting, actually develpoed in hawaii during the 1930's
then reinvented in the 70's and then in the 99 a former RAF pilot, Jack Walters developed the method, and has been developed by the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aerospace.” which came up with the idea of using c130 transports.
sorry not aussie, it's USA and UK, there's all sorts of info out there about plant bombing.

Did I say Auzzies invented it ?

RedHotPoker Posted at 10-26 10:11
Yes, but didn’t Leonardo invent the helicopter? Grin

Yeah,  but ?????

Manxmann Posted at 10-27 00:23
Yeah,  but ?????

Huh huh... hahaha



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RedHotPoker Posted at 10-26 10:11
Hi, eh thanks. Happy to indulge you.

You are very much welcome RedHotPoker.   .

DJI Stephen Posted at 10-27 09:19
You are very much welcome RedHotPoker.   .

Happy days are here again.

Have a great week, DJI Stephen. ;-)


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RedHotPoker Posted at 10-27 10:14
Happy days are here again.

Have a great week, DJI Stephen. ;-)

Thank you RedHotPoker and have a great week as well. Please stay safe always. .

DJI Stephen Posted at 10-28 09:22
Thank you RedHotPoker and have a great week as well. Please stay safe always.  .

Will do, as per usual. ;-)


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Good Find Dro !!

Nebuchadnezzar Posted at 10-28 23:27
Good Find Dro !!

I shall continue to dig, for more gems, riches and glory. Haha

Golden goodies...


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Cool! Awesome video, thanks for sharing

Nice to see a good news story about drones for a change.

Manxmann Posted at 10-27 00:23
Yeah,  but ?????

Not really he allone. But all helis based on his invention over Fokke-Wulf,Sigorsky,Milow and mutch more.

jacksonnai Posted at 10-30 04:21
Cool! Awesome video, thanks for sharing

Yes, a great find, to share with you.

Thanks for watching.


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DAFlys Posted at 10-30 04:51
Nice to see a good news story about drones for a change.

I prefer positive reinforcement too, it helps our cause.



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Peterx Posted at 10-30 10:15
Not really he allone. But all helis based on his invention over Fokke-Wulf,Sigorsky,Milow and mutch more.

Thanks mutch. Hahaha

We are not allone. Grin


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RedHotPoker Posted at 10-30 12:03
Yes, a great find, to share with you.

Thanks for watching.

No problem mate!
Go Green!

jacksonnai Posted at 10-31 05:45
No problem mate!
Go Green!

Happy to “green it up”, for you, this morning... hahaha


Have a great day...


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RedHotPoker Posted at 10-31 09:05
Happy to “green it up”, for you, this morning... hahaha

You too! Have a nice weekend

jacksonnai Posted at 11-1 20:43
You too! Have a nice weekend

It’s been quite marvellous. & no wind tonight, so it’s like a fresh fall evening, in the big city...


Enjoyable for sure.



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