I've seen this question asked before with different advice. So here goes, again . . . I just bought a Japanese Maple, about 5 feet high or so already. I would like to plant it pretty much in the same spot where I had a stump ground. The stump was very large, because the tree there was about 100ft tall. I know the soil there contains woody fibers from the grinding. Previous advice was to wait years before planting there. If I take care to dig the hole fairly wide and fill it with peat moss and a slow release fertilizer, rather than putting ALL of the excavated soil back in, what are the odds that the tree will survive? If it does survive, will it eventually sink from the deteriorating fibers? What could you recommend to put back into the soil if peat and fertilizer will not do the trick.
Thanks.
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