Table 27. Man-hours required to dig, separate, and transplant 1,000 
plants of each species used in five monthly plantings, 
Species are arranged in order of total man-hours required 
to handle. Data are based on total man-hours recorded and 
number of plants planted in the monthly plantings. 
Planting 
material To separate 
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Saltcedar cut stems 
15:to 30 inches 
Saltgrass 1 to 5 culms 
w/roots 
Needlegrass 1 to 5 culms 
w/rhizomes 
Black mangrove seedlings 
6 to 24 inches 
Smooth cordgrass 1 culm 
w/roots 
Gulf cordgrass small 
clumps 
Saltmarsh bulrush]| 1 culm 
w/roots 
Common reed 1 culm 
w/roots 
Big cordgrass 1 culm 
w/roots 
American bulrush 1 culm 
| w/ roots 
Giant reed 1 culm 
w/rhizomes 
Olney bulrush small clumps 
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