Tree Planting
 

I went a little crazy yesterday and bought a much of good sized trees for my house. We built it in 2010 but have yet to landscape, so I have a blank canvas.

Anyway, I bought 15 trees or so and need to get them in the ground.

Any advice in how the best way to do this is. I'm not going to use a shovel and do it by hand. What do i need to rent or how expensive is it to have it done?

Thanks.

How big is the root system on the trees.

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Rent that

use an auger to start, then finish by hand to avoid over digging. Call around asking for a toro dingo. home depot here has them.

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Depends if you bought bare root or BB's....

But in general:
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Call in locates 2 full business days before digging. In most states it's the law.

This is not official so I will not comment, except to ask what the hell is a much of good sized trees?

Please post answer in official thread.

It takes about 5 years before you get a good crop of shoes.

LMAO

How big are they?

What kind of soil type?

Did you call before you dig?

1-800-dig-rite. It's the law.

Hire someone

TNT.

I have some trees that are 3 inches in diameter, some 2 inch, and a couple big boys that are 5-6 inch.

All are root balls wrapped in burlap.

Had a nursery auction right by my house yesterday.

digging and planting stuff is a major pain in the butt

bigger stuff is multiple person job

hire a company that has all the equipment and people ... save yourself a huge headache

jmo

Fifteen trees could cause climate change. Watch for the arrival of non-native species.

What color are the trees?

That toro dingo is perfect

In the summer they are all green...

I got a verity of maples, some turn red, others yellow, one orange.

A couple blue spruce

a couple columnar english oaks.

It should be a nice mix.

Hope you like picking up branches and leaves.

Hire a pro, this will give the trees a better chance to live . It goes way beyond digging a hole. Those big ones especially. However, if your a handy guy and strong in the back, it's a great project to tackle. 15 trees is a bunch.

Sounds like you'll have a nice yard come next fall.

Maples and Oaks shouldn't be that bad.

Its not like I bought a bunch of birch trees.

Yeah I'm pretty stoked.

We have a big odd-shapped trapezoid back yard. So I have plenty of space to play with, probably close to 3/4 of a acre. My dogs are going to love it.

15 maples and oaks are going to drop a ton of vegetation every fall and spring too. I like trees, but I wish I had considered this 15 years ago. At least 3 or 4 weekends a year are spent dealing with the maintenance.

Tree Planting
 

Better get some Tree T Pees, also. Http://treetpee.com

Once those get established, you'll be losing sheep all the time. That's why you don't change the ecosystem.

You got no BUSH? Just trees...

Bad move-you always need some bush.....:p

How big are they?

I plant quite a few trees...and will be planting a lot more next year.

I over-dig the hole and mix in some extra soil that is turned with some seasoned cattle lot manure. If your fertilizer is "too hot"....it will burn the trees and kill them. The other method I've used...and it works great on gardens....is to mix up some turd pudding....and pour some in the hole before planting the tree or a little around the top after completion of the planting.

if animals are a concern, get some wrap to put on the base about 2-3' up.

Yeah I was going to use a little poop to help them get a start. Some old guy told me to put a little sand in the hole since its late in the year, will help with watering them.

The biggest trees are the Columnar English Oaks in terms of bulk. Including the root ball they are probably 13-15' tall. 5" diameter trunk.

The maples are about three inch in diameter but very in height.

I have three Autumn Fantasy that don't have very large heads on them yet. Same goes with the Pacific Sunset. The Armstong maple is pretty tall but not huge.

Trees that tall you should probably stake down some braces on 3 sides to hold them straight until the roots take.


you can rent a mini-hoe(not a midget hooker) at plenty of places in your area by the day or half day usually.

Make goddamn sure the poop has been composted or like Iowanian has said you will have dead trees.

Sand needs to be in the top half only. You need to get water TO the roots. If you put it at the bottom it will take it away.

If you're worried about water infiltration, I'd definitely overdig the hole and mix soil and compost.

By the size of them, it sounds to me like you bought weeds not trees! LMAO

These should work.....

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15' weeds? What kind of jungle do you live in.

I bought a saw tooth oak last weekend that was a biggun, probably 8-9 inches and 7-8 feet tall. I dug and planted it by hand. Had to go 29 inches down, and 56 inches wide, needless to say, my arms are still a little sore. Oh, and those things are heavier than a mother f'er, he loaded it onto the truck and I saw the bed just squat down, and I was like "oh boy". I ended up digging the hole out and piled a bunch of dirt up to the tailgate, rolled the tree down the dirt mound into the hole, it went perfect.

15 trees? Hire someone to do it, I don't think I could have done another for at least a couple days.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/vide...057716,00.html

These guys know whats up.

Another tip, tree staking is usually not necessary. If you do go that route be sure to remove the stakes no later than 6 months.

the auger will work but I'd check around to see if a nursery or landscaper has one o these:
http://www.optimaltreespades.com/

I had several 3 inch or more caliper trees moved this way & it is the s***!