Grenfell
ArboristSite Member
I planted a new tree on my property today, a sugar maple. The variety as listed by the nursery is Acer saccharum "Flax Mill Majesty". I have a few questions/concerns.
1 - It came as a potted tree. I noticed many of their potted trees had pruning wounds at the base (maples, oaks, etc.) and it seems that they graft branches to existing root systems to make trees faster, in essence. Is this a common practice?
I purchased the tree from a large, reputable nursery and the tree salesman assured me the tree would be fine. I suppose growing from seed simply takes too long...
2 - It seemed to me that the tree was also planted a bit too deeply in the pot, so I planted it a bit higher, as per the advice and info on this forum. I added some mulch as well.
3 - When I took it out of the pot and planted it, I noticed some of the roots were circling. I did not try to move or disturb the roots when I planted it. Should I have tried to straighten/trim the circling roots?
Thx!
1 - It came as a potted tree. I noticed many of their potted trees had pruning wounds at the base (maples, oaks, etc.) and it seems that they graft branches to existing root systems to make trees faster, in essence. Is this a common practice?
I purchased the tree from a large, reputable nursery and the tree salesman assured me the tree would be fine. I suppose growing from seed simply takes too long...
2 - It seemed to me that the tree was also planted a bit too deeply in the pot, so I planted it a bit higher, as per the advice and info on this forum. I added some mulch as well.
3 - When I took it out of the pot and planted it, I noticed some of the roots were circling. I did not try to move or disturb the roots when I planted it. Should I have tried to straighten/trim the circling roots?
Thx!