Planting And Transplanting Trees The Correct Way

By: Andrew Kelly

Trees can sometimes prove to be an expensive, but glorious, addition to a garden. It is therefore vitally important that you follow the guidelines below when planting or transplanting trees. Although trees can outlive several generations of your family they can only do this if they are looked after well. The article below gives a few hints and tips on how to plant and transplant trees successfully.

The very first thing you need to remember before you start planting or transplanting trees is that you will always need to keep an eye on the roots to make sure that they do not get damaged. Trees can suffer terrible setbacks and even die if the roots are damaged. The thick roots hold it in place and the thinner, fibrous, roots get all the necessary water and nutrients from the surrounding soil. Both of these roles are vital to a tree surviving after transplantation.

Trees always look fantastic in the nursery catalogs and many gardeners jump right in and buy a tree on looks alone. However you should always check how big that that species can grow. There are many types of trees of various heights and with different amounts of spread. You should always by a tree that will never grow too big for your garden.

The modern gardener has many advantages and the most important are those developed in the laboratory. There are a number of sprays, powders and gels available today that are simply amazing. One of the most useful, when planting and transplanting trees, is the wilt-proof spray which can stop leaf drop and reduce wilting. Another fine product is the root growth hormone which increases the rate of root growth in trees.

When buying trees it is very important that you inspect the roots to ensure that they are free from disease and are healthy. Always try to get one with a large root ball. By using the products mentioned above you can vastly improve the chances of your tree surviving by minimizing the amount of fluid loss (wilt-proof spray) and ensuring that the roots become established quickly (rooting hormone) and thus able to extract vital moisture and nutrients as early as possible.

Trees do not like being out of the ground for too long so it is important that you are fully prepared before you start to plant or transplant them. Trees need plenty of water during their growing period but also when they are being planted. Therefore collect plenty of rainwater at the earliest opportunity. Although rainwater is best you can use ordinary tap water but it should be left in buckets for a few hours before use as this will allow all the chlorine present to evaporate.

Only now can you really get started. Planting and transplanting trees is pretty easy. Simply dig a hole in the ground where you want it to go and make sure that there is a gap of around 1 foot around the root ball. Loosen the soil at the bottom as much as you can and mix in some compost, peat or quality loam. If you really must add manure only use a very small amount and mix it in well, better still mix in a small amount of bone meal (rotting material can burn the roots).

You are now almost ready to add your tree but first pour in plenty of water into the hole and wait for it to drain. Then you can add your tree and fill the hole to about 2 thirds full with soil. Again flood the hole and let it all drain away. You can then top up the hole with loose loam making sure, with a trowel, that there are no air pockets and that's the job done. By following this advice you should, within a short period of time, see all your trees growing strongly.

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