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TreePlantingCueCard
Installingthetree:Removesoilandrootsfromthetopoftherootballtoexposetherootcollar;cutawayanyrootsthatgrowoverthecollar(Fig.3).Alsocutanyrootsthatcircleormatalongthesidesandbottomoftherootball(Fig.4).Therootcollarshouldbeevenwiththelandscapesoilafterplanting(seeFig.3).BackFillwithsoilremovedfromthehole.Minimizeairpocketsbyapplyingwaterandpackinggently.Buildaberm4inchestallaroundtheplantingholetohelpforcewaterthroughtherootball.
Figure1.Qualitytreereadyforplanting.
Figure2.Looseningsoilinalargeareaaroundtherootballallowsforrapidrootgrowthandquickestablishment.
Figure4.Cutrootsat(A)toformnewrootsthatgrowawayfromthetrunk.Donotcutrootsat(B),sincetherootdefectswillregrow.
Figure3.Removesoilandrootsgrowingovertherootcollar(A)andplacecollarlevelwithsoilsurface(B).
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Selectingqualitytrees:Plantingqualitytreesbeginsbychoosingvigorous,structurallysoundtreesfromthenursery.Strongtreeshavestraightroots,athicktrunk,andonecentraldominantleadergrowingstraighttothetop(Fig.1).Therootcollar(theuppermostroots)shouldbeinthetop2inchesoftherootball.
Diggingthehole:AFirm,Flat‐bottomedholewillpreventtreesfromsinking.Digtheholeonlydeepenoughtopositiontherootcollarevenwiththelandscapesoilsurface(Fig.2).Usearototillerorshoveltoloosensoilinanareathreetimesthesizeoftherootball.Thisloosesoilpromotesrapidrootgrowthandquickestablishment.
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Staking:Stakingholdstreeserectandallowstherootballtoanchor.Securethetrunkatthepointwherethetreestandsstraight.Asecondstaketieddirectlytothetrunkmadeofbamboomayberequiredtostraightentheuppertrunk.
Mulching:Alayeroforganicmulch,suchasleaflitter,shreddedbark,orwoodchips,helpsprotecttreerootsfromtemperatureextremesandconservessoilmoisture.Mulchalsohelpspreventgrassfromcompetingwiththetreeforwaterandnutrients.Themulchedareamakesiteasiertooperatemowersandweedeaterswithouthittingthetrunkandcompactingsoil.Applymulchtoadepthof3to4inches(slightlythinnerontopoftherootball).
Pruning:Trainingyoungtreespromotesstructurallysoundgrowthandoveralltreehealth.Cutbackorremovecodominantstems(stemsthatcompetewiththecentralleader)toencouragegrowthinthecentralleader(below).
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BeforePruning AfterPruning
Irrigating:Consistentirrigationiscriticalforestablishment.1.Applyabout3gallonsirrigationperinchoftrunkdiametertotherootball2or3timesaweekfortheFirstgrowingseason.2.Increasevolumeanddecreasefrequencyasthetreebecomesestablished.3.WeeklyirrigationthesecondyearandbimonthlyirrigationthethirdyearshouldbesufFicientforestablishment.4.Onceestablishedirrigationrequirementsdependonspecies,climateandsoilconditions.5.Irrigationdevicesshouldberegularlycheckedforbreaksandleaks.