Site Preparation
Proper site preparation is essential to your tree planting operation, and varies with the different climates and soil types.
Chemical Control: On sandy soils, rough terrain, or other highly erodible sites, tillage is not recommended. Chemical weed and/or grass killers may be applied to the site in the fall or before planting in the spring.
Summer Fallow: This practice is recommended on heavy soil in western Nebraska to conserve soil moisture. This may be accomplished with the aid of occasional disking, subsurface tillage, or chemicals to control weeds.
Fall Tillage: In the eastern areas of the state fall plowing is recommended for grassland sites. Cropland may need no fall tillage. All sites should then be disked before spring planting
