Five Must Read Guidelines You Should Know Prior to Planting Your Tree.
This will make that freshly transplanted specimen tree pretty much very likely to survive and it ought to look great year after year and thrive as part of your landscape. These points are something you might want to read before you let some landscaper, garden center, or tree nursery sell you anything.
1) You shouldn’t plant the tree to deep. Trees need oxygen just as you or I do, as you pile extra dirt on top of the roots you are lowering the amount of oxygen which will go to the roots. Some trees tend to be more sensitive to this than others; Maple trees are very sensitive to being planted to deep. It is usually better to plant a couple inches above ground level and mulch around it.
2) Please do not pile mulch or dirt surrounding the trunk. Many parts of the tree are intended to remain below the ground and certain elements are intended to be above ground. When you pile a lot of mulch or dirt around the trunk you are putting a section of the tree that was meant to be above ground, below ground. This will cause the trunk to decay and your newly transplanted tree to die. 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 have always been my arch enemy when it comes to trees. In the winter, when they get hungry and there is not a single thing to eat they will resort to eating the bark off your tree. They will chew on 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 around the base of the tree for the winter to keep the critters away.
4) Acquire some root stimulator with Mycorrhizal Fungus in it. This fungus thrives in nature where there is a true underground ecosystem. The fungus attaches to the roots and generates nutrients and moisture to the tree. There is a symbiotic relationship between the roots and the fungus. When you plant a new tree there is not any of this fungus in the ground since the fungus needs to be attached to the roots of a tree for it to exist. The bottom line without getting in too much detail is, get it, it works! Apply it in the spring for most beneficial out come. You can use this on your plants as well; give your entire landscape a little turbocharge for the season.
5) An excessive amount of water will kill your tree just as easily as too little water. There is no hard and fast rule on how much to water, even so, you cannot afford not to water your tree incorrectly. This is the number one cause new trees die.
Learn more pertaining to transplanting trees at the Milwaukee garden center website.