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		vanattab on May 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seed-firing drones are planting 40k trees every da... Well presumably someone is planting the seeds for the saplings unless they are all clones.

dymk on May 9, 2022 [–]

That's called a tree nursery. Seeds are planted and germinated in controlled conditions on a few acres.

Once they're baby trees, then you go plant them by hand in areas that need reforestation.

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