Common use of Care of Planting Stock Clause in Contracts

Care of Planting Stock. a) Seedlings and seedling boxes shall at all times be stored and handled to prevent damage from freezing, overheating, rapid temperature fluctuations, excess moisture, drying, handling shock, crushing, other physical damage and exposure to injurious substances. This includes, but is not limited to: • transportation of trees from nursery to the planting site, • on-site storage of tree boxes or bags in a shady, cool, dry place with space for air circulation between the boxes or bags, • use of reflective tarps approved by the Taan Representative to protect tree boxes from exposure to the sun, • opening tree boxes only as trees are required, • carrying trees in planting bags approved by the Taan Representative, • during work breaks, protecting planting bags containing trees from the elements, • avoiding sitting on or leaning against planting bags containing trees, • ensuring that trees are not packed too tightly in the planting bag, • removing only one tree at a time from the planting bag and only after the planting hole has been prepared, • planning so that unplanted trees need not be returned to the planting box or cold storage, • gentle handling of tree boxes, bundles, and individual trees to prevent physical shock (ie. no throwing of boxes or dropping boxes), • ensuring sufficient reefer fuel levels are sustained and the reefer temperature is maintained between 1-3ºC or 2º.This includes filling out a daily reefer log which identifies the reefer temperature.

Care of Planting Stock. a) Seedlings and seedling boxes shall at all times be stored and handled to prevent damage from freezing, overheating, rapid temperature fluctuations, excess moisture, drying, handling shock, crushing, other physical damage and exposure to injurious substances. This includes, but is not limited to: •  transportation of trees from nursery to the planting site, •  on-site storage of tree boxes or bags in a shady, cool, dry place with space for air circulation between the boxes or bags, •  use of reflective tarps approved by the Taan Representative to protect tree boxes from exposure to the sun, •  opening tree boxes only as trees are required, •  carrying trees in planting bags approved by the Taan Representative, •  during work breaks, protecting planting bags containing trees from the elements, •  avoiding sitting on or leaning against planting bags containing trees, •  ensuring that trees are not packed too tightly in the planting bag, •  removing only one tree at a time from the planting bag and only after the planting hole has been prepared, •  planning so that unplanted trees need not be returned to the planting box or cold storage, •  gentle handling of tree boxes, bundles, and individual trees to prevent physical shock (ie. no throwing of boxes or dropping boxes), •  ensuring sufficient reefer fuel levels are sustained and the reefer temperature is maintained between 1-3ºC or 2º.This includes filling out a daily reefer log which identifies the reefer temperature.