Special Public Works Programmes - SPWP - Planting Trees - An Illustrated Technical Guide and Training Manual (ILO - UNDP, 1993, 190 p.): 5. Adapting planting techniques to different site conditions: 5.3 Waterlogged sites

Special Public Works Programmes - SPWP - Planting Trees - An Illustrated Technical Guide and Training Manual (ILO - UNDP, 1993, 190 p.)

5. Adapting planting techniques to different site conditions

		(introduction...)
		5.1 Favourable sites
		5.2 Sites with high grass
		5.3 Waterlogged sites
		5.4 Dry sites
		5.5 Eroding slopes and rocky sites
		5.6 Steep slopes
		5.7 Sand dunes
		5.8 High altitudes with snow

5.3 Waterlogged sites

- Plant on mounds or ridges to improve drainage for the young plant.

- Plant at the end of the rainy season when the site has dried up sufficiently. This will give the seedlings time to become well established before the wet season starts.

Sites with high grass

Clear patches

Remove grassroots and weed often

Waterlogged sites

Planting on ridges

Plant at the end of the rainy season