Planting · Olive, almond, fruit trees, vines and blueberry
Missing trees: count them without walking the rows
We fly the farm and give you the tree count: the live ones, the dead ones and every gap with its position. You know how many young trees to order and where each one goes.
We have not flown this problem ourselves yet. We work it out with you, on your field.
The problem
Gaps that nobody has counted
In an orchard or plantation you always lose trees: some do not take root in the first year, others die from waterlogging, frost or soil diseases such as verticillium wilt or root rots. Those are the gaps.
Counting them on foot on a big farm takes time and it is easy to skip rows. Without the number, you order too many or too few young trees, and the gaps that remain are production that does not come back.
How it works
A flight with the leaves on
1
We fly in leaf
In spring or summer, when a live tree can be told from a dead one. In a new planting, after the first summer.
2
We send you the count
Live trees, dead trees and gaps, by field and with the position of each.
3
You replant just what you need
You order the young trees you need and the crew goes straight to each gap with the map on their phone.
If the gaps cluster in one zone, it is not bad luck: it is often the soil, the water or a disease. The map says where to look before replanting.
Where it shows up
In any planting in rows
- Olive
- Almond
- Pistachio
- Walnut
- Cherry
- Peach
- Apple
- Grapevine
- Blueberry
In vines you count vines, and in blueberry plants, rather than trees, but the work is the same.
What farmers ask us
Missing trees: field questions
Why do I need the exact number?
To order the right number of young trees, to check how a new planting has taken, and to know what the farm is really worth if you buy, sell or rent it.
Can it tell a dead tree from a pruned one?
In leaf, a live tree is green and a dead one is not. A heavily pruned tree can leave doubts: so we cross-check with your pruning and verify in the field. We do not fly deciduous trees in winter.
If they always die in the same zone, what do I do?
Before replanting, find out why. Waterlogging and verticillium wilt are frequent causes; replanting without correcting it means losing the tree twice.
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