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On top of being a sustainable solution, the Ellepot Propagation System allows you topropagate faster while facilitating the conditions plants need to grow stronger and more fibrous root systems.
Ellepots can be planted directly into the ground, thereby significantly reducing transplant shock. And, as plant out is fast and smooth, you can experience a significant reduction in labor costs. Our studies show that logistics costs can potentially be reduced by up to 40%, simply by switching from plastic to paper pots.
We offer different unique solutions for your setup: Choose from semi-automated Ellepot Machines® or the fully automated Ellepot machine FlexAIR which produces pots with high air content, that gives you softer pots for easier sticking as well as extremely optimized conditions for strong, natural, and fibrous root growth.
The Ellepot system is a perfect partner to other nursery automation solutions such as:
Forestry experts are achieving significant results with the Ellepot system, reporting a 10% reduction in growing costs and saving up to two hours of planting time per hectare. By replacing plastic tubes with biodegradable paper pots, the system protects sensitive root systems during transport, ensuring higher survival rates and superior growth. This proven technology not only streamlines logistics and nursery efficiency but also provides a sustainable, plastic-free future for the industry.
When using Ellepot technologies for propagation, the unique air-pruned root structure is one of the main benefits you will experience.
Air-pruning with the degradable and penetrable Ellepot Paper and AirTray® technologies provides a full, fibrous and strong root system with a high level of secondary and tertiary roots, providing growers with a finished plant optimal for fast and easy plant-out.
The roots suffer no or minimal transplant shock, resulting in optimal in-field establishment with faster yield.
BENEFITS: Healthy root development - Uniform plants with natural radial root architecture - Low mortality rates
Root development Ellepot paper vs. plastic tubettes/ inserters.
Faster propagation time in Ellepot vs plastic tubettes/inserters.
As plant out is fast and runs smoothly, you can experience a significant reduction in labour costs compared to other traditional systems. With Ellepot, there is the option to not transport plants to the field in trays, thereby offering significant savings in logistics.
• Fast plant out and root establishment
• Consistent filling of pots
• Avoid root deformation & increased height of young plants by 35%
• Cooler substrates in summer, thanks to evaporative cooling at the Ellepots surface
• Significant water savings when compared to plastic inserters/tubettes
• Savings in logistics, more trees per delivery
• Handling and packing of Ellepots are made easily
The picture shows a 1-year-old eucalyptus tree grown in an Ellepot.
Mature roots showing even root distribution in all four quadrants with Ellepot Paper vs Plastic Tubette / Inserter
INCREASED VOLUME OF SECONDARY ROOTS BY 350% - INCREASED STALK DIAMETER BY 20% - AVOID ROOT DEFORMATION - INCREASED HEIGHT OF YOUNG PLANTS BY 35%
introducing the Ellepot® system
introducing the Ellepot® system
SPECIAL DESIGNED ELLEPOT PAPERS FOR EUCALYPTUS
Ellepot paper is environmentally friendly & degradable and a sustainable choice for the future of propagation. Choose your Ellepot paper based on your unique degradation time requirements from 6 - 12+ months.
