Abstract: To realize automatic planting of Salix psammophila forest, an automatic Salix planter was designed for heavily sandy area. According to the cottage requirements of Salix, the functions of various planting machinery were integrated, and the overall structure of planter was proposed and designed with seedling storage device, ditching device, pushing device, sorting and seeding device and soil filling device to realize the main functions of cutting planting. The SOLIDWORKS software was used to establish the model, and the strength of the platform was simulated and analyzed to verify the effectiveness of the structure. Based on the whole structure, a single chip microcomputer control system scheme was provided to realize automatic operation of the planter. On the basis of the above design and simplifying structure, the experimental prototype for testing was manufactured according to the proportion, and the coordination in the working process of the planter was analyzed. The experiment results show that the designed scheme is effective, and each device of the planter can work in coordination to realize safe and efficient planting of cuttings.