Things To Know About Planting And Transplanting Trees

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Things To Know About Planting And Transplanting Trees

Trees look great in even the smallest of gardens. Although you may consider them expensive trees often live longer than you and your child, that is, of course, if you look after them correctly. There are a few very important things to remember when transplanting, or planting, trees in your garden and it is crucial that you do, otherwise you may end up losing them. You will find some of the most important points below.

The roots of trees play two incredibly important roles. Firstly the larger thicker roots ensure that it stays in place and, secondly, the smaller fibrous roots are those that provide all the water and nutrients (extracted from the soil around it) that trees need to grow well. It is therefore immensely important that you take great care not to damage any of the roots while planting or transplanting a tree.

One thing that is, surprisingly, often overlooked by gardeners is the size which a chosen tree can frow to when it reaches maturity. There are a great many different species of trees and most have different heights and spreads when fully mature. Even if a tree looks perfect in the nursery catalog you should always find out how big it can grow and ensure that it will always be a reasonable size for your garden.

Science is great, especially for the gardener, and today it is possible to buy any number of products to help us when planting and transplanting trees. Possibly the two most important, an incredible, are those products designed to reduce leaf drop and/or wilt. The other is the amazing formulae that are usually available in gel or powder form that are designed to help the trees roots grow quickly.

Although using the products above can greatly help get trees established quickly, following planting or transplanting, they would be of no use if the was poorly when you bought it. It is extremely important that you closely inspect trees before you purchase them. Do not be afraid to inspect the roots, which should be strong and healthy. Look at the leaves and make sure there is no sign of disease.

When planting and transplanting trees it is important that you minimize stress. You should ensure that you have absolutely everything you will need is close by so that your trees are planted as quickly as possible. Some things need to be sorted well in advance of the task. One of these things is the need for plenty of clean water. This should really be rainwater but if you are unable to collect sufficient you can use tap water which has been allowed to stand for at least an hour to ensure any chlorine has completely evaporated away.

We are finally reaching the stage where we can start to dig our hole. The hole should be sufficiently large for a gap of 1 foot around the the roots. Using a pitchfork loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole and mix in some peat or other, well rotted, organic matter and a little bone meal. If the material has not completely rotted, such as manure, make sure you only use a very small amount because as it rots further it can easily damage, or even burn the roots, of your tree.

Pour a large amount of water into the hole and allow it to drain away so that there are no puddles. Put the tree into the hole and fill to about two thirds of the way with soil which should be firmed slightly and flooded. When it has drained fill the rest of the hole making sure that there are no air pockets and that's you done. All your hard work will be rewarded when, in a couple of weeks, your trees begin to grow vigorously.

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