Editing Tree planting (section)

===United Kingdom===
{{See also|Forestry in the United Kingdom}}
Planting in the UK is commonly referred to as ''restocking'', when it takes place on land that has recently been [[Logging|harvested]]. When occurring on previously unforested land it is known as ''new planting''.<ref>{{cite web | title =Forestry Statistics 2005 | work =Forestry Commission: Economics and Statistics | publisher =Forestry Commission | year =2005 | url =http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/foreststats.nsf/byunique/index.html | access-date =December 13, 2013 | archive-date =October 4, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121004141440/http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/foreststats.nsf/byunique/index.html | url-status =live }}</ref>{{Better cite|reason=True in Wales and Scotland?|date=October 2024}}Under the British system, in order to acquire the necessary permissions to clearcut, the landowner must agree a management plan with the [[Forestry Commission]] (the regulatory body for all things forestry) which must include proposals for the re-establishment of tree cover on the land. Planting contractors will be engaged by the landowner/management company, a contract drawn up and work will typically take place from November to April when most of the transplants are [[dormancy|dormant]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Planting is part of the rotational nature of much British [[plantation]] forestry. Productive tree crops are planted and subsequently clearcut. Some form of soil [[Tillage|cultivation]] may take place and the ground is then restocked. Where the production of timber is a management priority, a prescribed [[Stocking (forestry)|stocking density]] must be achieved. For [[conifer]]ous species this will be a minimum of 2500 stems per hectare at year 5 (from planting). Planting at this density has been shown to favour the development of straighter knot-free [[sawlog|logs]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Planters are normally paid under [[piece work]] terms and an experienced worker will plant around 1600 trees a day under most conditions.