| All trees have different growth rates. Some may | | | | you want maximum growth, you have to aerate |
| take a decade to reach maturity, while others can | | | | your soil. You could do this in many ways. You |
| reach their maximum height in just a few short | | | | could use your hands, or a pitchfork, or a trowel. |
| years. Growing trees can improve your property | | | | Many garden tools will work. What you want to |
| value, but if you don't take the right steps to | | | | do is till an area around the trunk that is about |
| support them, they could fail to grow at all! | | | | three feet deep and three feet in diameter. This |
| A healthy tree is vibrant and green. Add a couple | | | | will insure that the roots of enough space to |
| healthy trees to your yard, and it'll be full of | | | | spread and breathe. |
| shade to relax in. Like most things of course, | | | | Water Usage |
| trees can require a lot of work to care for. | | | | Many species will grow during dry spells, but if you |
| Luckily doing so is a fairly simple process. There | | | | want to take it to the next level, water them |
| are only a few things you need to do to help | | | | anyway when drought occurs, deeply and |
| your trees reach maturity. | | | | thoroughly. This will really help your growth to be |
| Fertilizer Use | | | | free of interruptions. For additional |
| One important step is to use some fertilizer. With | | | | moisture-retention, you can put some mulch |
| most soils your trees will still grow without it, but | | | | under the canopy. Simply make sure there is a |
| with it, their growth will happen more rapidly. Make | | | | two inch radius circle around the trunk without it. |
| sure that you buy a controlled release variety | | | | Planting flowering trees is not an all-or-nothing |
| with a nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous ratio | | | | procedure. If you do nothing, your trees may still |
| of 3-1-2. Plants grow slowly and gradually, so their | | | | grow if you chose the right varieties, but for |
| nutrition needs to be spread out over time. | | | | them to really thrive you need to invest some |
| Soil Aeration | | | | extra effort. If you do follow these steps |
| The soils in the city and near houses are often | | | | however, you can be certain of success. |
| more compacted than those in the wilderness. If | | | | |