The success of your planting job depends on careful attention to all of the factors previously mentioned. However, to ensure that you have received a quality job, a thorough inspection is needed.
Stocking represents the number and distribution of living seedlings over the plantation.
Adequate stocking information is used to determine whether replanting a portion or the entire stand is necessary. A systematic sampling system is the best method to sample stocking. The number of properly planted live trees is counted in fixed-area plots, usually circular plots. These plots are uniformly spaced across the plantation. Each plot is tallied on the planting inspection form.