Here are some sample harvesting rates for our seed strippers, based on our own field trials.
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NATIVE SPECIES |
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
HARVEST RATES LBS/HR |
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Hand Held |
Pull Type |
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GRASSES |
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Big Bluestem |
Andropogon gerardi |
5-10 |
40-70 |
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Blue Grama |
Bouteloua gracilis |
2 |
10 |
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Canada Wild Rye |
Elymus canadensis |
3 |
30-50 |
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Fringed Brome |
Bromus kalmii |
3 |
15-25 |
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Hair Grass |
Agrostis scabra |
4 |
10-15 |
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Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutans |
2-4 |
25-50 |
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Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
2 |
15 |
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Prairie Cord Grass |
Spartina pectinata |
2-3 |
15-25 |
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Prairie Dropseed |
Sporobolis heterolepis |
4 |
20-30 |
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Slough Grass |
Beckmannia syzigachne |
10 |
100-150 |
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Switch Grass |
Panicum virgatum |
4 |
50 |
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WILDFLOWERS |
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Beautiful Sunflower |
Helianthus laetiflorus |
2 |
N/A |
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Black Eyed Susan |
Rubeckia hirta |
3 |
N/A |
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Dotted Blazingstar |
Liatris punctata |
2-3 |
10 |
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Indigo Bush |
Amorpha fruticosa |
5 |
20 |
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Leadplant |
Amorpha canescens |
2-3 |
10 |
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Lewis Wild Flax |
Linum lewisii |
1-2 |
N/A |
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Meadow Blazingstar |
Liatris ligulistylis |
3 |
12 |
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Narrow Leaved Sunflower |
Helianthus maximiliani |
5 |
N/A |
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New England Aster |
Aster novae-angliae |
2 |
10 |
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Prairie Cinquefoil |
Potentilla pennsylvancia |
2 |
18 |
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Purple Coneflower |
Echinacea angustifolium |
1-2 |
N/A |
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Purple Prairie Clover |
Petalostemon purpureum |
12 |
30 |
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Stiff Goldenrod |
Solidago rigida |
2-4 |
18-20 |
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Three Flowered Avens |
Geum triflorum |
2 |
10-15 |
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Yellow Avens |
Geum aleppicum |
4-5 |
20 |
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Yellow Coneflower |
Ratibida columnifera |
4-5 |
25 |
Over 150 species of plants have been collected with these machines worldwide. The above list is only an indication of their potential. N/A = no data available at this time.
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