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Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #6855435
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On small seedlings just don't J root them when you stick them in the slot. Better to prune the root than stick them in the slot and bend the root.

Re: Tree planting [Re: Foxpaw] #6855455
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Originally Posted by Foxpaw
On small seedlings just don't J root them when you stick them in the slot. Better to prune the root than stick them in the slot and bend the root.

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And don't leave any air pockets.

Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #6855514
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Originally Posted by AJE
With all the tree diseases nowadays, I try hard for tree diversity on my property.


That's my school of thought too. I have a bunch of different acorns in pots..red, white, bur, and chestnut oaks. They won't go in the ground until the fall or next spring.

Re: Tree planting [Re: Cragar] #6855539
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Originally Posted by Cragar
Originally Posted by Pawnee
My grandfather had a rule when planting trees. “10 dollar tree, 100 dollar hole”

I've heard the same thing from an arborist. Good advice.

I think my dad must have been older than your grandpa. His speil was a $1 tree and a $10 hole.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: trapper les] #6855566
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Originally Posted by trapper les
You cant plant pecans in the ground from seed ?


Done tried that then found the nuts are bleached and heated to remove moisture.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #6855596
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I just uncovered the two Japanese Maple I planted last spring. They are tiny, maybe 2” high. They had buds going under the burlap coverings I put over them for the winter. Also planted two more of the JM this morning. Our golden chain, cherry, and apple trees are pushing buds out too. I like the maples as we do not get much fall color here aside from the cottonwoods.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #6855603
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Maples are easy to grow. Nice looking, too, yes.

Re: Tree planting [Re: Drifter] #6855666
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Originally Posted by Drifter
Originally Posted by trapper les
You cant plant pecans in the ground from seed ?


Done tried that then found the nuts are bleached and heated to remove moisture.


You can buy pecans for planting online and you may be able to find a southern guy on here to send you some.

Keith

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We need easy to grow here. The golden chain tree was confused with the calendar it seemed. It’s first year it blossomed nicely, the second through sixth it would not blossom until August and then enter winter full of leaves. It seems to have gotten it together this year finally. It was planted in the early spring.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: mad_mike] #6855744
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If you're wanting a certain variety of pecan,the only shure way to get it is to graft a small tree that has been started or buy a container tree to plant that has already been grafted. Planting from seed will take about 20 years to get pecans and it may be pollinated with something that does not resemble the size nut you planted. If you plant grafted stock or graft your small pecan trees,you will have them bearing around year 10 and it will be the variety you want.

Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #6855806
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Sorry 330 didn’t see your question until now. Well explained above. The 100 dollar hole is very important. If I plant a tree with a root mass the size of a coffee can I dig a hole the size of a oil drum. Also if it’s from a nursery in a planter I take a carpenter knife and cut the roots top to bottom in 3-4 spots. I also always add water with a root stimulant to the bottom of the hole.


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I do that and other forestry work and wildlife habitat work for a living.

A lousy tree will live and may even thrive if planted well. A good tree will die if planted poorly.
The wise approach is to get good trees and plant them well.

If you are over the age of 10, get large trees of the variety that you want. Customers always want to cheap out on trees. These are guys in their mid 60s or older wanting to plant apple tree whips. Planting whips they will need to be very fortunate to see much fruit. They usually wise up when I ask them if they will live long enough to see the trees bear fruit.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: Pawnee] #6856007
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Originally Posted by Pawnee
Sorry 330 didn’t see your question until now. Well explained above. The 100 dollar hole is very important. If I plant a tree with a root mass the size of a coffee can I dig a hole the size of a oil drum. Also if it’s from a nursery in a planter I take a carpenter knife and cut the roots top to bottom in 3-4 spots. I also always add water with a root stimulant to the bottom of the hole.

I thought you were adding some important expensive peat soil or something.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #7330474
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Adding sphagnum or pete might actually not be a bad idea, though I haven't heard of anyone trying it.

Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #7330566
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I plant about a 1000 trees an hour.

Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #7330592
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The best time to plant here is early spring. Feb. and March

Re: Tree planting [Re: trapper les] #7330639
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Originally Posted by trapper les
You cant plant pecans in the ground from seed ?


You can but like fruit trees the best cultivars are grafted. Seedling pecans from seed are a crap shoot on nut quality. Almost always smaller nuts not the nice large nuts you want.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #7330645
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Pecans readily seed themselves down here. Every fence row has seedling pecans. They are like oaks in that regard squirrels plant them everywhere. I've yet to find a bad tasting one just none that have great size or papershells.


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Dec, Jan, Feb is tree planting time down here. Planted thousands of bare root loblolly and containerized longleaf myself. Almost always dibble work. It's the rare site clean enough to use tractors.


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Re: Tree planting [Re: AJE] #7330660
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I have always planted in the spring. I have planted 1,000's of pine, cedar, spruce apples and plums over the years on my piece of dirt. The cedar and the fruit trees need to be fenced to keep the deer off them.


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