Woody Plant Installations to Ensure Survival Lync Training (12 March 2013) Dr. William M. Fountain Extension Professor of Arboriculture UK College of Agriculture.
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Reason: Roots need oxygen to take up water & mineral elements.
InstallationInstallation
Preparing the Preparing the plant:plant:
◊ ◊ remove all remove all twinetwine,,
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Reason: prevents girdling of roots
InstallationInstallation
Preparing the Preparing the plant:plant:
◊ ◊ remove all remove all twine,twine,
basketsbaskets (can be (can be
left on bottom)left on bottom)
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Reason: prevent girdling of roots
InstallationInstallation
Preparing the Preparing the plant:plant:
◊ ◊ remove all remove all twine,twine,
baskets baskets & & burlapburlap
(from top & (from top & sides)sides)
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Reason: prevents water from getting to roots
InstallationInstallation
Preparing the Preparing the plant:plant:
◊ ◊ Expose the rootsExpose the roots
(especially with (especially with containers) containers)
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Reason: prevents interface problems between different soil types.Reason: prevents circling roots.
InstallationInstallation
Preparing the Preparing the plant:plant:
◊ ◊ expose rootsexpose roots
◊ ◊ BackfillBackfill – do not – do not amendamend
(work soil around (work soil around roots) roots)
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Reason: roots grow through the path of least resistance.Reason: can hold too much water.
InstallationInstallation
Preparing the Preparing the plant:plant:
◊ ◊ expose rootsexpose roots
◊ ◊ backfill backfill
◊ ◊ Water to settle Water to settle the soilthe soil
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Reason: roots do not grow through air pockets.
Post PlantingPost Planting
Mulch:Mulch:
◊ ◊ coarsecoarse
◊ ◊ onlyonly 2 to 3 inches 2 to 3 inches deepdeep
◊ ◊ keep away from keep away from trunktrunk
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Reason: deep mulch can prevent water from getting into the soil ball.
Post PlantingPost Planting
Staking:Staking:
◊ ◊ rarely necessary rarely necessary except withexcept with
bare root treesbare root trees
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Reason: tightly staked trees 1)grow taller2)less trunk caliper3)fewer roots
Post PlantingPost Planting
Water:Water:
◊ ◊ too little or too too little or too much is the most much is the most common reason common reason plants die in the first plants die in the first 2 years.2 years.
◊ ◊ put the water put the water where the roots are.where the roots are.
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Reason: root system is limited.
Post PlantingPost Planting
Pruning:Pruning:
◊ ◊ not necessary not necessary except to remove except to remove structural defectsstructural defects
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Reason: auxins produced in shoots are essential for root regeneration.
Post PlantingPost Planting
Fertilization:Fertilization:
◊ ◊ do not apply any do not apply any fertilizer fertilizer
until the fall after until the fall after installation installation