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Why? What sort? Green, how green? For pickling or for oil? Where? Multi
or singular stemmed trees? Spacing?

Apart from above I can say that there are several vibrators/shakers in
Australia that are being trialled but none, to my knowledge, can yet strip a
"green" tree. There is however, significant trialling going on (not only in
Oz) of various machines including the hedge-row type. Agolive in SA have
one that they swear by but.....

This harvesting will be a major industry in Australia within 4 years and we
would all do well to plan ahead. It is not too early for the mechanical
engineers to develop the tools suitable for Oz conditions.

Caird
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