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PLANTING AND AFTERCARE - INDEX |
| You are ready to plant your trees to
avoid planting dead trees it is essential that: Prevent the drying out of the roots, for short periods of storage put them in plastic bags keeping them shaded and out of the wind It would not take long for the sun or wind to burn the fine roots. Keep as much fibrous root as possible this applys to barerooted trees. Avoid damaging any part of the tree, stems bark or roots. Prevent heating, by maintaining air circulation around the stems and foliage of trees in storage or transit. Handle large stock gently by the root ball never the stem. |
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| Planting bare-rooted trees can be done
in various ways two comman ways are Notch or Pit. Notch or slit is the quickest but not the most reliable. It is generally used for mass planting of small whips under 90 cm high. Cut a 'V' shaped notch in soil lift and plant tree at point of 'V' and firm in soil. If there is a thick grassy mat scrape off the top 25mm of soil in a 1/2 metre diameter. Pit is more labour intensive but ensures more root space and a better sucess rate. Dig a pit at least 15 to 25 cm bigger than the root ball, if tree is over 1.5 m insert stake before planting tree. Place on down wind side and stake should not be more than 1/3 height of tree. Gently shake the tree up and down while backfilling to ensure good root to soil contact,ensuring root collar is level with the top of the hole, firm soil with sole of foot and water in well. When planting rootrainer stock the task is made a lot easier by the fact a smaller hole is required so making them ideal for children to plant. Just ensure a 1/2 metre square area of turf is removed a round the tree. |
