We hand planted 1000 Norway Spruce in late March 2008 to replace some of the loss from 2007. The drought of 2007 killed most Norway Spruce & a lot of the bushes. It is amazing how resilient trees can be, though. Overall, considering the weather condition of last year, the trees look good. We could have planted another thousand but did not know how long it would take us. Once Steve & I got the method down, were were planting 100 every hour. We will not quit our day jobs.
Next year we will try another batch and probably need to continue replanting over time as other die.