Cuttings Collection for Soil Bioengineering
Field slides cover collection locations, cutting tools, trimming and bundling woody cuttings, and soaking them before installation.
2:09 · 12 slides · Historical presentation · No recorded narration
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Source: Segment Cuttings Collection. Slides by David Polster; individual image and diagram credits remain in the presentation. This video includes the complete supplied deck. It is an archive slideshow, not a recording of the spoken conference session.
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Cuttings Collection
Find a good collection location
Along unused railroad tracks
Under a powerline
Cutting tools
Trimming cuttings
Trim close to main stem
Work from the butt end towards the tip end
Cut main stem above a fork when it is less than 2.5 cm diameter
Bundle cuttings for ease of transport
Soaking cuttings