Tree planting
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daedong
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m1greg,
On your profile you say you have a Deere this pic shows an orange tractor ,what is it? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
On your profile you say you have a Deere this pic shows an orange tractor ,what is it? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
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It could just be an illusion, but it appears that the tree is planted 4" or so below the natural ground level. If you are going to backfill up to the ground level, your tree is going to suffer from being planted to low.
As the saying goes, "Plant it low and it won't grow; plant it high and it won’t die."
As the saying goes, "Plant it low and it won't grow; plant it high and it won’t die."
RedDog
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( m1greg,
On your profile you say you have a Deere this pic shows an orange tractor ,what is it? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )</font>
Kioti buckets are black, Kubota orange.
Nice little tree. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
RedDog
On your profile you say you have a Deere this pic shows an orange tractor ,what is it? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )</font>
Kioti buckets are black, Kubota orange.
Nice little tree. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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m1greg
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( It could just be an illusion, but it appears that the tree is planted 4" or so below the natural ground level. If you are going to backfill up to the ground level, your tree is going to suffer from being planted to low.
As the saying goes, "Plant it low and it won't grow; plant it high and it won’t die." )</font>
The top of the root ball is aprox 8" below ground level on the high side of the slope. I plan on adding a couple of inches of mulch to it this weekend. Is that still too shallow?
M1Greg
As the saying goes, "Plant it low and it won't grow; plant it high and it won’t die." )</font>
The top of the root ball is aprox 8" below ground level on the high side of the slope. I plan on adding a couple of inches of mulch to it this weekend. Is that still too shallow?
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( m1greg,
On your profile you say you have a Deere this pic shows an orange tractor ,what is it? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )</font>
I was just trying to see if anyone was awake /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
It's a Kioti ck20h I've updated my profile.
On your profile you say you have a Deere this pic shows an orange tractor ,what is it? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )</font>
I was just trying to see if anyone was awake /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
It's a Kioti ck20h I've updated my profile.
rdln
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Gatorboy is right, tree is too deep if you were going to restore the original grade
If you dont and your soil is clay you might drown your tree and your 2in of mulch might float away.
If you dont and your soil is clay you might drown your tree and your 2in of mulch might float away.
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<font color="blue"> The top of the root ball is aprox 8" below ground level on the high side of the slope. </font>
I would set the top of the root ball at the same level as the high side, which will then be slightly above on the low side after you backfill. You can always add mulch, etc. to the lowside -- as you have it now, you are going to be burying the top of the rootball, which is not what you want to do.
I would set the top of the root ball at the same level as the high side, which will then be slightly above on the low side after you backfill. You can always add mulch, etc. to the lowside -- as you have it now, you are going to be burying the top of the rootball, which is not what you want to do.