whitenack
ArboristSite Operative
Hey guys,
I bought a couple 1/2" apple trees from a reputable national fruit nursery and planted them last night. They were bare root, and I followed their instructions on how to plant to a 'T' (they provided a very nice, 40-page booklet).
My concern is that several of the instructions flew in the face of what I have heard about how to plant trees and I was wondering if the directions were different because they were fruit trees, or that they were bare root.
The instructions said to bury the root system at the level it was burried at the nursery. From what I could see, that was 5-6 inches above the root flare. After they were planted, they just look like sticks in the ground because there is no flare.
Also, the instructions said to get the most fertile soil and put it in first, around the roots, then add the less fertile soil on top of that. I am concerned that the roots will not stretch out into the less fertile soil now.
Are fruit trees different? Did I bury them too deep?
It's too late now anyway, but I thought I would raise this topic for discussion.
Thanks, as always.
I bought a couple 1/2" apple trees from a reputable national fruit nursery and planted them last night. They were bare root, and I followed their instructions on how to plant to a 'T' (they provided a very nice, 40-page booklet).
My concern is that several of the instructions flew in the face of what I have heard about how to plant trees and I was wondering if the directions were different because they were fruit trees, or that they were bare root.
The instructions said to bury the root system at the level it was burried at the nursery. From what I could see, that was 5-6 inches above the root flare. After they were planted, they just look like sticks in the ground because there is no flare.
Also, the instructions said to get the most fertile soil and put it in first, around the roots, then add the less fertile soil on top of that. I am concerned that the roots will not stretch out into the less fertile soil now.
Are fruit trees different? Did I bury them too deep?
It's too late now anyway, but I thought I would raise this topic for discussion.
Thanks, as always.