EZO HAZEL PLANTNER

Features

Features

Where to plant what, how many, and how. The tedious thinking behind an orchard, sorted out on one screen.

  1. The field map. Producer trees and pollinizers fill a polygon-shaped site, and the area pollen can reach is shaded light blue.

    01

    Orchard Layout

    Build a planting layout from the shape, orientation, spacing and block conditions of your site.

    • Draw the shape of your land and edit it later
    • Draw exclusion zones where trees will not be planted, such as slopes
    • Choose a buffer around the site and the row direction (true north, magnetic north or a set angle)
  2. The pollinizer check. Confirms that every producer tree has at least 2 pollinizer points within reach, with varieties, block, spacing, counts and compatibility.

    02

    Pollination Balance

    See where producer trees and pollinizers are, how far pollen reaches, and where it falls short.

    • Pollinizer points are calculated from variety compatibility (recommended / not in the table / does not pollinate)
    • Trees with too few points inside the pollen reach are shown by color and in a list
    • Compare the pollinizer share in year 1 and year 10
  3. Layout details. Tree counts by variety for year 1 and year 10, pollinizer share, trees per acre, and row direction.

    03

    Spacing & Counts

    Check tree counts, density and the resulting layout from row spacing, tree spacing and block size.

    • Pick row and tree spacing and the counts and trees per acre change
    • Compare year 1 (nursery trees) with year 10 after thinning
    • See the count for each variety
  4. The left panel of field map mode. Site selection, compass display, background map (none, map or aerial photo), terrain and base point.

    04

    Map-based Planning

    Plan with the real shape of your land, taking orientation, slope and exclusion zones into account.

    • Set the place on the map to put a map or aerial photo behind your site
    • Work with true north, magnetic north (declination) and base point coordinates
    • Check terrain (elevation and slope) and mark steep slopes as exclusion zones
  5. Comparing layout plans. Cards such as Max trees, Work-efficient and True north show tree counts, rows, efficiency and estimated yield.

    05

    Plan Comparison

    Compare several layout plans on the measures the tool actually shows: counts, workability, direction and more.

    • Put plans such as Max trees, Work-efficient and True north side by side
    • Compare nursery trees, rows, turns and estimated maximum yield
    • Yield figures are estimates, meant as a guide
  6. The export choices: a drawing PDF (two pages, year 1 and year 10) and a drawing PNG (the current view, high resolution).

    06

    Export & Share

    Export your finished plan in the formats the tool supports, for checking in the field and sharing.

    • Drawing PDF: two pages, planting in year 1 and thinning in year 10
    • Drawing PNG: the current view in high resolution
    • Use Backup to save your stored data to a file

TWO PLANNING MODES

Two planning modes

Use whichever fits your goal. Neither is better than the other.

Field map mode. Trees fill a polygon-shaped site, with tree counts on the right and a comparison of layout plans below.

Field map mode

Plan from the real conditions of a site. It handles slope, exclusion zones and orientation.

Tree layout mode. Row and tree spacing and varieties on the left, the tree layout in the middle, and the pollinizer check on the right.

Tree layout mode

Work out how to arrange trees from block, spacing, varieties and pollination conditions, and check pollination and counts.

START PLANNING YOUR ORCHARD

Start your orchard plan

Choose your land and your varieties, then try making a layout.

Open the tool