Five Must Read Suggestions You Need To Be Aware Of Before Planting Your Tree.
This can make that freshly transplanted specimen tree virtually assured to survive and it is going to look great year after year and prosper with your landscape. These suggestions are something you might want to read before you let some landscaper, garden center, or tree nursery sell you something.
1) Never plant the tree to deep. Trees need oxygen just as you or I do, after you pile extra dirt on top of the roots you will be lowering the quantity of oxygen that may get to the roots. Some trees are more sensitive to this than others; Maple trees are highly sensitive to being planted to deep. It really is better to plant a couple inches above ground level and mulch around it.
2) You should never pile mulch or dirt on the trunk. Many parts of the tree are meant to stay below the ground and certain regions are supposed to be above ground. When you heap a bundle of mulch or dirt around the trunk you are putting a section of the tree that was designed to be above ground, below ground. This will trigger the trunk to decay and your freshly transplanted tree to die. Mulch near the tree but leave about one inch separation between the trunk and the beginning of the mulch
3) Never let the rabbits kill your tree. Rabbits have proven to be my arch enemy when it comes to trees. In the winter, when they get hungry and there is little to feed on they will resort to eating the bark off your tree. They will consume a nice ring all the way around your tree, killing your specimen tree every time. Nurseries, Garden Centers, Tree Farms and Landscapers, will not warranty a tree that has animal destruction. Put a piece of corrugated pipe surrounding the bottom of the tree for the winter to keep the critters away.
4) Obtain some root stimulator with Mycorrhizal Fungus in it. This fungus thrives in forests where there is a botanical underground ecosystem. The fungus attaches to the roots and delivers vitamins and minerals and moisture to the tree. There is a symbiotic association between the roots and the fungus. When you plant a new tree there is not any of this fungus in the ground due to the fact that the fungus needs to be joined to the roots of a tree for it to survive. The bottom line without getting in too much detail is, get it, it works! Get it in the spring for good results. You can use this on your plants as well; give your complete landscape a little supercharge for the season.
5) Too much water will kill your tree just as easily as too little water. There is no hard and fast rule on how much to water, still, you cannot afford not to water your tree wrongly. This is the number one reason new trees die.
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