Patent ID: 7322302

Claim:
A seedling planter device for digging a single tapered and V-shaped furrow, the device comprising: an elongated, rigid frame having a front and a rear and a pair of elongated sides; a tow connection point at the front of said frame enabling the planter device to be towed over a field in the direction of travel; front and rear coulters rotatably secured to said frame between said sides for cutting and opening said furrow in which seedlings are to be planted, each coulter having an axis of rotation, and wherein: the coulters are staggered and the axis of rotation of the rear coulter is longitudinally spaced apart from the axis of rotation of the front coulter; the rotational axes of said coulters are neither coplanar nor coaxial; the front and rear coulters are toed-in and mounted with positive camber; and, during operation when the front and rear coulters are covered with soil said rear coulter physically contacts the front coulter; and, a packer wheel assembly mounted at the rear of the frame for closing the furrow after planting a seedling.