How To Plant A Container Grown Tree

Before the nurseryman loads your container tree on your truck with his Tree Forques, there are a couple of things you will need to think about before you take it home to plant it.

o Am I transplanting this tree or shrub during the correct time of year?
o Have I completed my research on how this species will grow and develop?
o Do I have the right tree transplanting equipment? Do I even require equipment?
o How am I able to make sure this tree/investment will flourish and develop to become exactly what I imagine?

If you haven't regarded these things, you shouldn't even be at the tree farm yet, unless you're there to ask them some tree transplanting questions.


Am I transplanting this tree or shrub during the correct time of year?

Typically for many species of trees and shrubs the very best time for it to go from container to soil is fall and spring. You need the root system to have lots of time to establish before the weather gets too heated or cold. You will find some exceptions, but as a common guideline, stick to this.

Have I completed my investigation on how this species will grow and develop?

You need to know how huge the plant is going to get and just how it will behave when fully grown as a way to know if it is a good fit, literally and figuratively. Usually speaking the root system of a tree typically spreads to about the width of the tree's canopy. So planting a possibly big tree too close to your house could damage both the tree plus the house. So make sure the area in which you plan to transplant your new container tree will allow enough area for the proper development.

Do I have the right tree transplanting equipment? Do I even require equipment?

Typically if your landscaping will call for Tree Relocation Equipment, you have possibly hired an expert landscape company. However, in case you are planting many trees you may need to think about renting a skidsteer having a tree spade attachment. Digging a hole manually is difficult enough, digging many is brutal.

How am I able to make positive this tree/investment will flourish and develop to become exactly what I imagine?

o If you've got poor soil, till it and fix it
o Water, water, water, and after that water some more simply to be safe. For the first two years of the transplanted tree's life, water fifteen gallons weekly and twice per week in the course of drought.
o During the first two years resist the urge to prune for shape. Pruning is traumatic to the tree, and before it is established it could possibly be fatal.

Usually, your nursery will tell you exactly what you may need to do for specific trees, shrubs along with other container vegetation. However, in the event they aren't helpful, comply with these guidelines and you will not likely kill your newly planted container grown tree.

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