Planting Willow.........

Willow at 1m spacing with rabbit guards ready to slip over. I found that prepping 10 holes was easiest way to make progress.

1)  Make 10 holes
2) Push in 10 whips & firm around them
3) Drop on 10 rabbit guards
4) Move onto the next 10

Here is a close up of one whip. About 12" is below ground.

And here is an image of the 200 whips planted in 2 rows. 1 metre spacing between plants and 2.5 metres between rows to allow the jeep drive between them.

I had to trim back some of the trees along the ditch line so they didn't overhang the new willow.