Spade Planting-an Economical and Faster Planting Technique of Silver Fir and Spruce in Western Himalayas

Abstract

In North-Western Himalayas spruce and silver fir are normally planted in pits of 30 cm³ size. This method of planting is both expensive and time consuming. Spade planting of spruce and silver fir was tried, which was assessed six times faster and also five times cheaper than pit planting. It also gave better survival than pit planting, therefore, spade planting of spruce and silver fir is recommended.