This may make the freshly transplanted specimen tree pretty much almost guaranteed to survive and it should look great year after year and thrive as part of your landscape. These suggestions are something you might want to read before you let your favorite landscaper, garden center, or tree nursery sell you something.
1) Do not plant the tree to deep. Trees need oxygen just like you or I do, as you pile extra dirt on top of the roots you will be lowering the amount of oxygen that can get to the roots. Some trees are more sensitive to this than others; Maple trees are incredibly sensitive to being planted to deep. It is usually better to plant a couple inches above ground level and mulch around it.
2) Never pile mulch or dirt on the trunk. Certain parts of the tree are designed to remain under the ground and certain elements are intended to be above ground. When you pile a bunch of mulch or dirt surrounding the trunk you are putting a part of the tree that was supposed to be above ground, below ground. This will provoke the trunk to decay and your freshly transplanted tree to perish. Mulch near the tree but leave about one inch separation between the trunk and the beginning of the mulch
3) Please do not let the rabbits kill your tree. Rabbits happen to be my arch enemy when it comes to trees. In the winter, when they get hungry and there is nothing at all to eat they will resort to consuming the bark off your tree. They will ingest 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 base of the tree for the winter to keep the critters away.
4) Purchase some root stimulator with Mycorrhizal Fungus inside it. This fungus thrives in nature where there is a healthy underground ecosystem. The fungus attaches to the roots and generates nutrients and moisture to the tree. There is a symbiotic connection between the roots and the fungus. When you grow a new tree there is not any of this fungus in the ground since the fungus needs to be connected to the roots of a tree for it to exist. The bottom line without getting in too much detail is, get it, it works! Utilise it in the spring for greatest final results. You can use this on your plants as well; give your complete landscape a little help for the season.
5) Excessive water will kill your tree just as easily as too little water. There is no hard and fast rule on how much to water, non the less, you cannot afford not to water your tree wrongly. This is the number one reason new trees die.
See more regarding transplanting trees at the Milwaukee Landscapers website.
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