| Garden Trees - How To Plant Them | | | | they need to grow to maturity with ease. I |
| Trees can make or break a garden design. Too | | | | always recommend filling the hole first with water, |
| many of them, or unsuitable kinds, can rob the | | | | and then allowing the water to soak back into the |
| garden of light and the soil of food and moisture, | | | | soil before planting. Do not put the roots down |
| making it impossible to grow anything else very | | | | into a pool of water because you do not know |
| well. A few well placed trees that are well chosen | | | | how long it will take for the water to soak back |
| can give a garden distinction and provide a | | | | into the ground. By doing this you will know that |
| welcome summer shaded area. Large trees, such | | | | the roots will make contact with moist soil. Once |
| as oak, poplar, beech, willow, cedar, pine and fir, | | | | the hole is prepared and you place the tree |
| should only be chosen for larger gardens. You can, | | | | where you want it, check the to make sure the |
| however, find some of these in a form that will | | | | depth is correct. A good check would be to see if |
| be acceptable in a smaller garden. One such | | | | the soil mark on the trunk is at least one inch |
| example would be the Tulip Tree. | | | | below the soil level. Once this is done, firm the soil |
| Conifers, of which cypress, cedar, juniper, fir, and | | | | down around the roots using your foot or the |
| pine are familiar examples. Conifers will have | | | | end of your shovel. If your tree is small, you will |
| narrow leaves, and sometimes even needle-like | | | | need to put a few stakes around the perimeter |
| leaves. The majority of this type, but not all, are | | | | of the tree and tie the main stem securely to the |
| evergreen. There are not many other types of | | | | stakes. This will help your tree grow straight, as |
| evergreen trees. For this reason, they do play a | | | | well as preventing overturning or lending due to |
| special part in the over all look of the garden. | | | | strong winds. |
| Many of these are conical in habit, and contrast | | | | Trees should have a cultivated circle of at least 4 |
| greatly to the more rounded shapes of | | | | feet in diameter around them for the first few |
| broad-leaved trees. Though naturally green leaved, | | | | years. A good feeding is recommended for young |
| some conifers produce varieties with leaves of | | | | trees each spring. When applying fertilizer, be sure |
| different colors, usually a blue gray or golden color. | | | | to read the directions for the particular product |
| Once trees are planted, they are likely to remain | | | | you are using as many will vary. Over fertilizing |
| for a great many years. | | | | and over watering are some of the main causes |
| Getting Ready to Plant | | | | of disappointment when growing trees, and is the |
| It is very important for the hole to be wide | | | | case with most plants. |
| enough and deep enough to give roots the space | | | | |