Trees in the future forests of British Columbia ¥
Pelton Reforestation Company of Haney, has his

Mr. Pelton, a former forester, has been experim
combination of peat moss, clay and water to protect

The initial results of his experiments has shown th D
conventional mattock method.

ecee-perperien me | The plant where all the processing is done is loca
‘ Gee and two men. The operation was recently certified to Loc

At the moment the Company does not grow its own et
grown by the B.C. Forest Service and given to logging cor
are planted in logged-off forest land in British Colum ia.

Logging companies desiring their seedlings processec
lings to his plant. There the employees encase the root sy
prised of the peat moss, clay and water. The seedlings are’
receives any heat.

When the mud on the capsules is partially dried the se
seedlings are now in a semi-rigid form which makes hand
system to keep the tree alive during transporting and plan

_ The planting of mud capsule seedlings is accomplishe
hole until it touches the bottom. A steel rod or “dibble”
length of the capsule.

A planting tool has also been developed by Mr. Pelton
them without bending over. Patents are pending on this and
the years.

The unique feature of Mr. Pelton’s method of planting |
the tree is planted there is no casing impervious to the roc
capsule into the surrounding soil. Also, since there is no
tom from the surrounding soil. The high moisture holding cay
for the seedling through long periods of summer drought.

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It is believed that the season for planting can be extends
protected from drying during transporting and planting ope
elevations which are blanketed by snow for a large part of th}

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