the trees are in --

[Unregistered2013]

i met up paul, from TBN, at the county fair this morning -

-- he knows his trees -- !!

anyway, we got the trees, and their protector growers --

begin the day!

eric

 

[woodchuckie]

I hope you didn't let those roots dry out before you got them planted. I have wasted my time planting trees when I didn't have something to keep them in while I went down planting the rows.

 

[Jstpssng]

That was the easy part. now it looks like you've got your work cut out for you.

Have fun.

 

[scott_vt]

I hope you didn't let those roots dry out before you got them planted. I have wasted my time planting trees when I didn't have something to keep them in while I went down planting the rows.

Afternoon Eric,
Woodchuckie is right those roots need to stay damp or your not going to have very good luck with anything growing ! Even then its a crap shoot !

 

[WayneB]

How do you think those red oak will do in your area?

It is always great to see new trees being planted, good going!

 

[Unregistered2013]

hey all --

-- well, we just put in 21 sycamore and oak, down the driveway, 30 birch, 10 walnut, 10 willow, and 30 pines --

i'm TIRED --

thanks for the advice on the roots, too -- i made sure to water them lots after that, and we will heel them in tomorrow --

thanks again --

 

[Unregistered2013]

okay -- so here's the after-shot --



imagine...


(1) birch trees here


(2) oaks and sycamores here


and


(3) tulip-trees here --


time, i need more TIME, i tell you!

 

[johnk]

I'm still waiting for delievery of 125 trees from the Saratoga nursery. They rn't sending their trees out yet because of the weather. Most seedlings will do fine if they have enough sunshine and moisture.

 

[pappy19]

When I was a practicing forester, I was a tree planting administrator and inspector on tree planting projects for the US Forest Service, we found that as little as 20 seconds of root exposure to air or sunlight could cause death of root hairs and either the seedling died or was set back for a year or two. Another VERY important thing to remember is to make sure that ALL of the roots are pointing straight down. If any of the roots are "J'd" or "U'd", then it takes years for those roots to turn and go down, thus you get a stunted tree. In the south, another big issue is making sure the dirt packed around the roots is snug and no gaps for air and mold to grow. There is usually a "root collar" where the seedling was grown in the nursery, andthat's where the ground level should be when you are finished planting. Water at about 1 gallon of water per week if you don't get a good soaking rain, up and until the end of August of the first year. After that, if they start to die, you'll waste your time trying to save them.

 

[Steverino]

Pappy19 you say "When I was a practicing forester, I was a tree planting administrator and inspector on tree planting projects for the US Forest Service, we found that as little as 20 seconds of root exposure to air or sunlight could cause death of root hairs and either the seedling died or was set back for a year or two."

I have a question here and with all sincerity there with no sarcasm meant, here it is: How is it that you can order trees from catalogue dealers and have them shipped to you with bare roots and they guarantee them to grow? I am considering ordering some historic trees that are shipped this way and they are comparatively expensive to just ordinary stock. So I am concerned with your statement, Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

[pappy19]

All depends on the species of tree. I have seen fruit trees that have "bark" on the roots make the transplant as long as it is during the dormant stage without problems. On the other hand, I have seen pine, spruce and fir seedlings have very poor success when not planted correctly or carefully. Best day to plant is a cool, damp, even rainy day, as long as it's not a downpour. Direct sunlight, a warm or hot day along with warm wind, is deadly when planting trees. Soil needs to be cool and very moist. Trees need more moisture than fertile soil to get started, but not drowned, if you get the picture.

 

[woodchuckie]

Our planting season in central Alabama is from Dec. thru Feb for bare root pine seedlings. With the containerized trees you can probably go through march.
They are shipped in bundles of from 1000 to 1500 seedlings. The green needles are exposed on each end of the package with all roots in the center.They are packed with some of the sawdust and loam they are grown in and are watered when packaged. The planters keep a smaller amount in a personal size bag which keeps the roots from drying out as they go down the rows planting trees. Pine trees don't go dormant in the winter like the hardwood which require less care.

 

[ToadHill]

If you use a planting gel and dip the roots of bare root plants into it just before you put them in, my experience is that the success rate goes up dramatically.