One major omission is exposing the tree's root flare. The top layer of soil should be removed until the root flare is exposed. The tree should be planted at such a height that the root flare is above ground level. This will prevent roots growing around the trunk and possibly strangling the tree.
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Is it 8 trees for all the carbon you presonally produce, or does that also include all the carbon you produce by buying things (gasoline/energy, food, etc)
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Great video. This method is not only straight-forward, economical and practical, but it works for all soil types - excellent. For clay soils (like what is shown here), it doesn't hurt to place the root ball even hire as well.
We just bought an elm tree about the size of the tree in this video to plant in our back yard that was not cheap so I want to do all I can to assure it’s healthy survival. Great video. Thanks!
Is it a Chinese elem tree? They are pretty Hardy. I purchased one cheap at auction when a landscaping company was closing. Planted it about two 3 years ago and it is doing great. I hope yours is aswell.
My nursery recommended amending half the excavated soil with Bumper Crop soil builder and BioTone Starter Plus. Loosely, .5 cu ft BC per every 2 gal container and 1 cup BT per .5 cu ft, mix well. Fill hole 2/3 full with amended soil. Pack firmly and soak with water. Do NOT cover top of root ball! Good luck. 🍀
Glad you did a little root pruning, however if you were to putting watter in the hole is a better technique. Also watering everyday leads to root rot. I recomend planting a tree in mud, a thick slurry of dirt and watter and only watering once every 3 days at most. Plants like to get saturated and then dry out. Iv planted hundreds of trees this way. Our trees throw off new growth the first year
Thanks for the note about the dike. I hadn't heard that one prior, but it makes sense. I'll include a dike today when I plant an Eastern Redbud today...even though this is on level land :)
My family and I just bought a house in Arizona and I am going to use this method to plant some trees. Hoping to convert my desert landscape to a tropical oasis. 🌴🌳🌞🌺🌻🌼🌹🍃
thanks for the video. some useful basics for a newbie like myself. questions though - no 3 in 1 top soil? mulch too? apparently that attracts moles / mice? and no tree guard or chicken wire?
I've planted one tree sometime in the early 90s, I have no idea what it looks like today since I live in a different part of the country, but it would be interesting to see what it looks like today.
Planting in high wind spots? If I am planting 3’ baby thin trees (Podocarpus Maki) in a very windy spot (15mph+ 24/7), how do I get them to grow straight all the way up with branches on all sides? Should I have multiple attachment points up the stake so the top doesn’t grow bent over?
excellent video! basic information on planting a common tree. Now my only question would be, does the method of slashing the roots when taking it out of the pot also a good idea for Fruit trees? I've recently purchased a Fuji apple tree and i didn't think of doing that but seems like that would've been a good idea.
I don't see why not, any tree needs to grow it's roots out and I don't think it would harm the tree (I have never done it before and don't know much about planting trees so this is just a guess)
Nurseries hack off with a machete or use a pruning saw to cut away the outer 1/2" to 2" of roots, depending on size of the root ball. Trees that are root shaved have much longer, healthier lives. It's faster that easier than teasing out the roots, and research shows it works better.
I am planting my own small forest in autumn. About 400 trees(oak, beech, cherry, maple). How far ahead can I pre-dig the holes? Months? Weeks? I'm doing it all alone and having the holes dug in advance would help me.
Thanks guys, some useful tips. Your ground looks like powder concrete. Mine is black and moist and I still used 15 Litres of tree/shrub compost and rotted organic manure.
I have to remind you that when you add compost or organic matter, 90% of it leaves the soil in just three years. Without building the soil up all the way to the drip line, you can stifle root development and that will have lasting effects over the life of the tree. New research is showing better results when trees are planted into square, rather than round holes.
hey I'd like to plant a tree and I already planned where and how but I don't know where to find a young tree to plant? and how expensive would it be???
1) Shake all of the promix out of the roots. 2) mix the promix with the dirt from digging the hole and chop up the lumps 3) spread bare roots out in hole so they aren't balled up 4) carefully backfill around roots, don't compact 5) water in to settle soil around roots
I planing ted two tree but after 1 year it is dying cause it started a long fissure on trunk and look like inside the tree is dead and burk growing both side of the fissure what I do?
if you line the tree pit with manure it really encourages the roots down i did this with my climbing hydreangea in a driveway and its gone from strength to strength also square tree pits are much better as the roots can circle in round holes where as square tree pits the corners are the best points for root penetration.
Is it not a good idea to back fill with a mix of the crumbly soil dug out and compost similar to what is already in the root ball. This limits the difference in expansion and contraction of different media with the wetting and drying due to moisture changes?
this is good because it emphasized how important opening a potted root ball is, you will have years of stunted growth and even strangulation if you don't give the roots a chance to grow straight out.
When I put my trees in the hole I shoot the sides with the water hose and it loosens things up but I try not to shoot so hard as to crumble too much. If they had back filled with some sand or maybe even some compost it would give those roots a really good chance of coming out instead of with the super hard dirt but survival of the fish so if they can make it through that hard dirt it's going to stay there like you said for a couple hundred years or until someone chops it down
Great Job. Don't pay attention to the smarty pants & haters. Its your video channel. People need to get off their high horses and shut up for once. Bunch of hyenas
I just watched a video that said the proper way to plant the tree is make sure the roots that come out of the tree are exposed at the top because when you cover up the entire top of the root of the tree you're blocking it from getting oxygen. Which way is correct?
Do you know the answer because I'd also like to know? After I watered my new tree seedlings the top part and roots were exposed so I covered them because I was afraid they'd dry out but now i'm wondering if I buried the root flare..
I put a Lemon Tree in.. can i go back adn froth up the dirt around it for acouple feet and accomplish the same thing? Can i go back and dig down beside it and root prune?
FYI The hole should be square NOT round. Round holes make it harder for roots to spread. Corners stop them from circling and creating root balls. Of course if soil is very loose it doesn’t really matter. Happy planting!! 😊
