The Latest Nursery Tools for Landscaping and Agriculture

Why Use Nursery Tools?

Loading an ornamental tree onto a truck at a wholesaler or readying row crops for sale can be time-consuming work and often takes the manpower of several people to accomplish without damaging the plants. Nursery tools are designed to help by eliminating some of that manpower. This frees up employees to work a different task on the job, improving overall productivity. Nursery tools also help maneuver plants more carefully so they don’t get damaged in the moving process.

Types of Nursery Tools

There are several different types of nursery tools that can help you be more efficient on the job:

• Nursery forks – Compatible with compact wheel loaders, nursery forks are ideal for loading rows of plants. They’re angled to pick up a container or wrapped plant, unlike regular forks. They can also be swept at an angle to clamp down on plants to transport them without damaging them.
• Nursery grapple – Nursery grapples are also compatible with compact wheel loaders and are useful especially when moving heavier plants like trees. The grapple paddles are cut to the standard angle of how root bulbs are dug. They can also rotate left and right or up and down, which is handy when laying trees flat in a truck bed, for example.
• Mulch bucket – For a landscape supply house, a mulch bucket might be a good addition to the fleet. It’s designed with a narrower profile, so it fits comfortably in the bed of a truck without damaging it. These buckets are compatible with both skid steer loaders and compact wheel loaders.