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Planting Trees in the Backyard
Posted on 4/8/13 at 8:57 am
Posted on 4/8/13 at 8:57 am
I'm pretty anxious at planting some trees. My backyard is about medium sized (60x60).
I think i have a crape myrtle planted now, it's about 15' tall.
I want to plant a dogwood, and an eastern redbud. I'm also thinking of planting a fig tree.
After you first plant the tree, how often do you need to water it, and how much water? I have an inground sprinkler system. New to planting trees and shrubs.
I think i have a crape myrtle planted now, it's about 15' tall.
I want to plant a dogwood, and an eastern redbud. I'm also thinking of planting a fig tree.
After you first plant the tree, how often do you need to water it, and how much water? I have an inground sprinkler system. New to planting trees and shrubs.
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Posted on 4/8/13 at 8:59 am to BugAC
Should have planted the trees in the fall/winter.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:00 am to BugAC
Call Dottie/ one call before you dig too deep.
They will come mark the buried utilities in your yard for free, much less expensive than having to pay to fix it later bc you planted a tree on top of your water line.
They will come mark the buried utilities in your yard for free, much less expensive than having to pay to fix it later bc you planted a tree on top of your water line.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:04 am to Salmon
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Should have planted the trees in the fall/winter.
Didn't move into the house until late November.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:11 am to BugAC
You can do it now but it's recommended/better to do it in winter.
Pour a big bottle of the root dip stuff on the root ball when you plant it. Dig the hole like a foot larger than you need and backfill. That gives roots a chance to grow more easily.
Make sure you stake it well so it doesn't fall down, and check it often to make sure it has enough water. You will probably have to give it some water in the summer daily if it doesn't rain, mulching on top helps to keep the soil moist too.
My wife just shows up with trees sometimes so I've planted late spring often.
Pour a big bottle of the root dip stuff on the root ball when you plant it. Dig the hole like a foot larger than you need and backfill. That gives roots a chance to grow more easily.
Make sure you stake it well so it doesn't fall down, and check it often to make sure it has enough water. You will probably have to give it some water in the summer daily if it doesn't rain, mulching on top helps to keep the soil moist too.
My wife just shows up with trees sometimes so I've planted late spring often.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:11 am to BugAC
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Didn't move into the house until late November
I think he is implying that planting now would be a bad idea. Dogwoods are notoriously difficult to keep alive when you first plant them, just fyi, and I wouldn't waste the money on trees right now. Wait until next November and plant them once the ground gets cold.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:11 am to BugAC
Most trees should be planted in the late fall or when the tree has gone dormant.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:15 am to The Last Coco
Dogwoods need shade, especially when young.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:18 am to TexasTiger
But if i have that urge to plant a tree. Like i do now, would a daily watering help? Or should i space it out.
As far as la one call, i got them to come out, but i don't think it will be a problem. The areas i'm planting, the previous owner had bradford pears that fell down during Isaac. I was planning on planting not to far from those locations.
As far as la one call, i got them to come out, but i don't think it will be a problem. The areas i'm planting, the previous owner had bradford pears that fell down during Isaac. I was planning on planting not to far from those locations.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:21 am to Salmon
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Dogwoods need shade, especially when young.
What does this mean? I get a lot of sun in the afternoon in the back yard. The sun comes up in front of my house, so the back is shaded in the early morning. I would say the back yard gets about 8 hour of sun/day. I could plant the dogwood closer to the wood fence, which would provide additional 5-6 o'clock shade.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:22 am to BugAC
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What does this mean?
It means that dogwoods prefer filtered light, as in shade. A young dogwood will burn up in full sun for 8 hours.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:25 am to Salmon
and sandy soil/well draining soil.
As far as planting now, dont hesitate. All you have to do is water. The only no no is to transplant now, which would involve losing some of the root ball. You wont lose any going from a bucket to the ground.
As far as planting now, dont hesitate. All you have to do is water. The only no no is to transplant now, which would involve losing some of the root ball. You wont lose any going from a bucket to the ground.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:26 am to BugAC
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would a daily watering help
No. Your better off giving it a couple really good waterings than giving it a little every day.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:30 am to BugAC
Couple of points.
All my trees were bought in Spring. Nurseries sell thousands of trees at festivals. When? Spring. My trees could not be healthier.
Dogwoods may have a natural habitat of under story, but that hasn't stopped people in neighborhoods from planting them. I saw the most impressive bloom of my life last week or the week before. A front yard in Ellic with little to no shade.
All my trees were bought in Spring. Nurseries sell thousands of trees at festivals. When? Spring. My trees could not be healthier.
Dogwoods may have a natural habitat of under story, but that hasn't stopped people in neighborhoods from planting them. I saw the most impressive bloom of my life last week or the week before. A front yard in Ellic with little to no shade.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:49 am to AlxTgr
dogwoods can be a bitch, and just when you think you finally have it safely established, they can get a blight and die
Redbuds are pretty simple and can grow from full sun to shade.
I'd prefer to have mine in the ground by now, so don't wait much longer. Don't water too much. I planted some in an area with high clay content to the soil, and after big rains or if I watered too much, the hole I planted in would hold water and eventually the roots rot and the tree dies.
Redbuds are pretty simple and can grow from full sun to shade.
I'd prefer to have mine in the ground by now, so don't wait much longer. Don't water too much. I planted some in an area with high clay content to the soil, and after big rains or if I watered too much, the hole I planted in would hold water and eventually the roots rot and the tree dies.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:53 am to LoneStarTiger
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planted in would hold water and eventually the roots rot and the tree dies.
Much more harmful to dogwoods than sun. They love sandy soil.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:54 am to AlxTgr
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All my trees were bought in Spring. Nurseries sell thousands of trees at festivals. When? Spring. My trees could not be healthier
Since irrigation has become so popular the last 10-15 years, we sale to landscapers year round, where it use to be all early spring and fall.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:55 am to Langston
Fished Timber lake Saturday. Bss bite: poor. Perch: good, but tiny. Chinqs getting ready.
Posted on 4/8/13 at 9:59 am to AlxTgr
Posted on 4/8/13 at 10:03 am to Langston
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The only no no is to transplant now, which would involve losing some of the root ball. You wont lose any going from a bucket to the ground.
this.
water every day, don't drowned them. root stimulator. they'll be fine
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