TREE AND SHRUB SYSTEM
Proptek tree and shrub air pruning propagation trays and containers offer the flexibility you need to efficiently grow your plants
Proptek Air Tray System
Proptek sleeve and tray systems, new to Australia, are even more popular as growers overseas realise the very significant time and cost savings they provide.
Growers are turning from ‘loose fill’ to the Ellepot/ Proptek system rapidly to avoid spiralling labour costs.
Grower benefits
• Better quality roots - better quality plants
• Labour efficient through automation
• Cost effective - less soil than loose fill
• Exceptional growing environment
• Easy to ship
98 cell Tree & Forestry Propagation Tray for Deep 30mm Ellepot
An excellent propagation tray for automated, semiautomated and manual root-stock propagation nurseries. Suitable for any plant grown from seed or cutting, such as citrus, some fruit and nut trees and forestry.
This tray is designed to hold 30mm inserts such as Ellepots. The height of the insert is optional, though we do recommend that the height doesn’t exceed the height of the tray by too much to help keep the insert stable for automation purposes. This tray will dry out quicker than a traditional setup. This means you should water less, but more often – which usually means a significant net saving on water.
Exceptional quality and natural roots are created by air pruning by having minimal contact between the insert and the tray. It will fit onto most current benching systems.
The superior root system produced will establish better and support more top growth and calliper increase in the first year.
Grower benefits
•Offers minimum contact between tray & insert to allow for maximum air pruning & aeration
• Rigid design resulting in no bending when loaded
• Produces superior root system
• Injection moulded for long life and ideal for use with automation
• Accepts a 30mm wide, 100mm tall Ellepot
• Easy and quick to sterilise
• The tray features a ‘lug’ option to allow it to slide on ‘t’ rail benching
96 Cell Global Tray for Forestry
Grower benefits
• Holds 96 x 35mm diameter Ellepots.
• Nests for easy storage.
• Ideal forestry, mature tree and shrub tray.
• Encourages secondary root production.
• Excellent air pruning of roots prevents girdling and J rooting.
This tray carries 35mm Ellepots, the perfect size to start trees destined for forestry plantations. Typically the Ellepot is 90mm deep thus giving enough root space to produce a hardy tree ready for transplant directly into the field.
The tray is also excellent for mature tree and shrub nurseries to grow and hold stock ready for potting spring production. The unique open, airy design prevents root girdling and encourages prolific secondary root production resulting in a rapid root colonisation of the pot for quicker Spring sales.
The Ellepots are raised off the ground to prevent waterlogging when trays are placed on the ground.
32 Cell Global Tray for 50mm Ellepots
This 32 cell container holds 32 individual 50mm diameter Ellepots.
A 50mm wide Ellepot is the perfect size to start propagating many fruit trees, and also larger landscape trees. It is also an excellent substitute for those trees grown in plastic bags – even though the container volume is typically smaller. This is because the root system is far superior than when grown in bags, meaning a smaller root system can support a much larger tree.
This size of Ellepot can then be easily stepped up to a Jumbo Ellepot (Such as 100mm or 120mm). The optimum height Ellepot for this container is 90mm, though Ellepots taller than this can be used if required. The Ellepot inserts are held in such a way that also allows enough air movement for great aeration and drainage and fantastic ‘air pruning’ of the root system. The tray also keeps the plants raised off the ground away from standing water, to allow air to better flow around the base to help air pruning.
Once the trees are grown to the desired size, the Ellepot insert can be removed, packaged and sent to the field or customer without any plastic leaving the nursery.
Grower benefits
• Holds 32 x 50mm diameter Ellepots.
• The optimum Ellepot height for this container is 90mm, but the tray’s clever design supports taller Ellepots as well.
• Trays can also be stacked when filled with 90mm Ellepots thanks to our unique stack/nest design.
• Nests for easy storage & cost-effective shipping.
• Widely used for the rootstock stage of propagating fruit and nut trees.
• Excellent air pruning produces numerous secondary roots and eliminates root circling.
• Raised foot at base of tray keeps the ellepots off the ground when trays are placed on the floor.
• Air vents located between cells provide excellent airflow through the canopy. This also helps to air prune root tips.
15 cell Global Tray Propagation System For 80mm Ellepot
Grower benefits
• Holds 15 x 80mm (3.1”) diameter Ellepots.
• Injection moulded plastic for durability, long life and ease of handling.
• Widely used for the second stage of propagating fruit and nut trees.
• A perfect container system for landscape tree and shrub propagation.
• Ideally suited to mechanisation in both traditional nurseries & modern, automated greenhouses.
• 15 plants can be handled at once or lifted out individually.
• Raised foot at base of tray keeps the Ellepots off the ground when trays placed on the floor.
• Excellent air pruning produces numerous secondary roots and eliminates root circling.
• Air vents located between cells provide excellent airflow through the canopy. This also helps to air prune root tips.
• Ellepots are held centrally and securely in the tray, enabling the use of automation equipment.
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An 80mm wide Ellepot is the perfect size for the secondary stage of propagating many fruit trees, and also larger landscape trees. It is also an excellent substitute for those trees grown in plastic bags – even though the container volume is typically smaller. This is because the root system is far superior than when grown in plastic bags or pots, meaning a smaller root system can support a much larger tree. This tree is also highly likely to transplant better and grow quicker once planted out too.
The optimum height Ellepot for this container is 160 mm (6.3”) although Ellepots taller than this can be used if required.
15 cell Sleeve & Tray Propagation System For 80mm Ellepot
Grower benefits
• 30x50cm tray with 15 removable sleeves.
• Injection moulded plastic for durability, long life and ease of handling.
• Widely used for fruit and nut trees.
• Perfect container system for landscape tree propagation.
• Ideal for mechanisation for both traditional nurseries & modern purpose built ones.
• Sleeve holds a deep (200mm) 80mm diameter Ellepot.
• Tray holds a shallow (100mm) 80mm diameter Ellepot.
• Produces numerous natural roots and eliminates root circling.
• Various tray versions available depending on nursery set up.
• 15 Sleeves can be handled at once or lifted out individually.
The 15 Cell Sleeve and Trays are designed to hold an 80mm Ellepot. The benching tray holds either 15 shallow (100mm) Ellepots or 15 sleeves that hold a deep (200mm) Ellepot. The sleeve slots easily into the tray and is easily lifted out manually or mechanically for grading and spacing etc. 80mm is the perfect size for fruit trees such as apples and pears, grapes, landscape trees and all shrubs.
8 cell Sleeve & Tray Propagation System For 100mm Ellepots
The flagship Ellepot/Proptek growing system: millions of sleeves have been sold to date and are producing exceptional results across California, the wider United States & the world.
The 8 Cell Sleeve and Trays are designed to hold a 100mm Ellepot. The benching tray holds either 8 shallow (115mm) Ellepots or 8 sleeves that hold a deep (230mm) Ellepot. The sleeve slots easily into the tray and is easily lifted out manually or mechanically for grading and spacing etc.
100mm is the perfect size for all fruit trees, landscape trees and all shrubs. If tighter spacing is not an issue, then our 15 Cell Sleeve and Tray system gets even more quality plants into the same amount of growing space.
Grower benefits
• 25×50 cm tray with 8 removable sleeves.
• Injection moulded plastic for durability, long life and ease of carrying.
• Widely used for fruit and nut trees.
• Perfect container system for citrus propagation.
• Ideal for mechanisation for both traditional nurseries & modern purpose built ones.
• Sleeve holds a deep (230mm) 100mm diameter Ellepot.
• Tray holds a shallow (115mm) 100mm diameter Ellepot.
• Produces numerous natural roots and eliminates root circling.
• Various tray versions available depending on nursery set up.
• 8 Sleeves can be handled at once or lifted out individually.
6 cell Global Tray Propagation System For 120mm Ellepots
A 120mm wide Ellepot is the equivalent of a gallon pot loose-fill container and is the perfect size for all fruit trees and larger landscape trees. It is also an excellent substitute for those trees grown in plastic bags – even though the rootball may end up being slightly smaller. This is because the root system is far superior than when grown in bags, meaning a smaller rootball can support a much larger tree. This tree is also highly likely to take better and grow quicker once planted out too.
This sized Ellepot is also a good size for greenhouse or indoor cultivation of adult hemp plants all the way up to harvesting size.
One of the key concepts with the Ellepot/Proptek system is how compatible with automation it is. Serious time and money efficiency savings can be made throughout the whole growing process, right from filling, to sorting & grading to shipping out of the door.
The optimum height Ellepot for this container is 165mm, though Ellepots taller than this can be used if required.
Grower benefits
• Injection molded plastic for durability.
• Rigid for ease of carrying & compatibility with automation equipment.
• For fruit, nut & landscape trees.
• Nests for easy storage & cost-effective shipping.
• Holds 6 x 200mm deep, 120mm diameter Ellepots.
• Sleeve holds a 300mm (12” deep) Ellepot.
• Produces numerous natural roots and eliminates root circling.
• Now available with a rigid yet portable base stand to elevate the trays off the ground.
• 6 plants can be handled at once or lifted out individually.