How to Plant a Tree: 5 steps from the UK's top tree growing expert

Learn how to plant a tree with expert guidance from top grower John from Roots Plants.
Read more in our full guide: www.rootsplants.co.uk/blogs/f...
00:00 Welcome
00:13 Get digging
01:00 Add compost
01:36 Add mycorrhizal fungi
02:06 Positioning your tree
02:27 Checking the roots
03:19 Filling in
03:54 Planting a bare root tree
04:19 Watering in
04:55 Staking your tree

[@Bobinka77]

Very helpful video! Thank you

[@bobbydarragh]

great video! Thanks!

[@johnmulvey5121]

Very helpful thanks

[@Jon-Gardner]

Really useful, thanks

[@donnabailey5325]

I've got 2 trees coming today, but it's frosty outside -1. Can I still plant them?

[@GS-ku3cj]

Informative video. Just received our crab apple tree. It’s a lot thinner than the ones you’ve planted. Does it need more support?

[@rootsplantsuk]

Thanks! Some people do prefer to double stake in more exposed sites but if it is not too windy, one should be fine.

[@EmilBrikha]

Who is this person? I’m only one minute into the video and already saw several mistakes. You never add compost when planting a tree, you want to encourage the roots to seek out and look for nutrients rather than having a buffet available at the root tips. You don’t aerate the soil underneath the tree because that’s gonna lead to compaction and especially if it’s a Tree on a root stock, that’s gonna sink down and smother the trunk. And that’s just one minute in…

[@pietsnot7002]

Even if it would work, see anyone doing that to plant 200 trees or more 🤪🤣

[@andrewlevett4274]

@@pietsnot7002 This video is not for people who plant 200 or more trees, it's for gardeners planting a few in their own gardens 🤪🙄

[@rexroman5211]

Completely wrong

[@richardburrowes4472]

Where’s your TH-cam videos??

[@Run4Ever77]

​@@richardburrowes4472
This is a good one, informationally-wise: th-cam.com/video/qtXkt61KR3Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GM3cElSRdluaXm0s