Benedict T. Palen, Jr - Tips To Plant A Tree In The Correct Way

Trees can be planted any time of the year that you can burrow the appropriate planting hole. However, there are better times than others for numerous reasons. Suffice it to say, the more time you can put between when you plant a tree, and the onset of summer, the better. That makes fall the very best time of year to rearrange trees and shrubs or plant new ones. Early spring is a good time as well

How to plant a tree the correct manner – follow these essential steps:

• Prepare the appropriate planting hole. When preparing any hole for planting, make it three times broader than the current root mass but never deeper than the plant was growing in its earlier environment.
• Plant high. Go one step further by placing shrubs and trees in their new environment with up to 25% of the root ball higher than the nearby soil level. Newly disturbed soil tends to reconcile and shrubs and trees planted at grade can settle below grade quickly and surrender to root rot or illness.
• Inspect the roots and disturb when essential. Once the plant is out of its pot, look at the roots. If they are bound in a circular pattern densely or have started growing in the shape of the container, break up the prototype. It is critically significant to stop this prototype now. The main error you can make at this point is to place a rootbound plant into the ground as is. Unless you disintegrate the prototype, you have likely sentenced the plant to a slow death. At a minimum, it will never establish likely or reach a fraction of its prospective. Do not be anxious about hurting the roots or losing soil as you smash the roots apart or even cut some away. Better to offer them a fresh start than enable the constrictive pattern to only get worse below ground. While you do not want to be any rougher than essential, do what you must to arrest the prototype.
• Do not change the soil: In contrast to traditional planting methods, modern research indicates that you should not change the hole with extra organic material. Roots developing in amended soil rarely venture into harder local soil. The long-standing affect is a smaller root system, lessened growth and a less hardy plant. Rather, just break up the clumps in accessible soil, eliminate the rocks and backfill. Studies show plant roots developing in only the native soil actually did a better job at expanding and establishing beyond the original hole.
• Get rid of air pockets: While you can lightly hand-pack the soil around the plant roots to make sure good soil-to-root contact. Not only does it offer required moisture but the water also assists eliminate air pockets that can otherwise result in dead roots or worse. Finally, water again gently but once all the soil is in place thoroughly.

Benedict T. Palen, Jr., has over three decades of experience working in agricultural investments, operations, and management. Now, BenedictT. Palen, Jr., serves as manager and co-proprietor for Great Plains Farms, LLC, administering all from the procure and evaluation of farmland to offering suggestion on operator training and irrigation development.