One major omission is exposing the tree's root flare. The top layer of soil should be removed until the root flare is exposed. The tree should be planted at such a height that the root flare is above ground level. This will prevent roots growing around the trunk and possibly strangling the tree.
There should be 8 trees for every single person’s entire life supply of oxygen. If you can manage to plant 8 trees in your lifetime, you’ve done your part
Is it 8 trees for all the carbon you presonally produce, or does that also include all the carbon you produce by buying things (gasoline/energy, food, etc)
There is Ecosia a Search Engine you can use which uses its profits to plant trees its not the same as planting trees yourself but it sure is a better way instead of using google since Ecosias servers run on 100% Renewable energy In Conclution to why you should switch to Ecosia Ecosia uses its income from ads for tree plantations Ecosia’s Servers are entierly carbon negative
Great video. This method is not only straight-forward, economical and practical, but it works for all soil types - excellent. For clay soils (like what is shown here), it doesn't hurt to place the root ball even hire as well.
We just bought an elm tree about the size of the tree in this video to plant in our back yard that was not cheap so I want to do all I can to assure it’s healthy survival. Great video. Thanks!
Is it a Chinese elem tree? They are pretty Hardy. I purchased one cheap at auction when a landscaping company was closing. Planted it about two 3 years ago and it is doing great. I hope yours is aswell.
My nursery recommended amending half the excavated soil with Bumper Crop soil builder and BioTone Starter Plus. Loosely, .5 cu ft BC per every 2 gal container and 1 cup BT per .5 cu ft, mix well. Fill hole 2/3 full with amended soil. Pack firmly and soak with water. Do NOT cover top of root ball! Good luck. 🍀
Thanks for the note about the dike. I hadn't heard that one prior, but it makes sense. I'll include a dike today when I plant an Eastern Redbud today...even though this is on level land :)
Glad you did a little root pruning, however if you were to putting watter in the hole is a better technique. Also watering everyday leads to root rot. I recomend planting a tree in mud, a thick slurry of dirt and watter and only watering once every 3 days at most. Plants like to get saturated and then dry out. Iv planted hundreds of trees this way. Our trees throw off new growth the first year
thanks for the video. some useful basics for a newbie like myself. questions though - no 3 in 1 top soil? mulch too? apparently that attracts moles / mice? and no tree guard or chicken wire?
I've planted one tree sometime in the early 90s, I have no idea what it looks like today since I live in a different part of the country, but it would be interesting to see what it looks like today.
1) Shake all of the promix out of the roots. 2) mix the promix with the dirt from digging the hole and chop up the lumps 3) spread bare roots out in hole so they aren't balled up 4) carefully backfill around roots, don't compact 5) water in to settle soil around roots
Planting in high wind spots? If I am planting 3’ baby thin trees (Podocarpus Maki) in a very windy spot (15mph+ 24/7), how do I get them to grow straight all the way up with branches on all sides? Should I have multiple attachment points up the stake so the top doesn’t grow bent over?
My family and I just bought a house in Arizona and I am going to use this method to plant some trees. Hoping to convert my desert landscape to a tropical oasis. 🌴🌳🌞🌺🌻🌼🌹🍃
this is good because it emphasized how important opening a potted root ball is, you will have years of stunted growth and even strangulation if you don't give the roots a chance to grow straight out.
When I put my trees in the hole I shoot the sides with the water hose and it loosens things up but I try not to shoot so hard as to crumble too much. If they had back filled with some sand or maybe even some compost it would give those roots a really good chance of coming out instead of with the super hard dirt but survival of the fish so if they can make it through that hard dirt it's going to stay there like you said for a couple hundred years or until someone chops it down
Great Job. Don't pay attention to the smarty pants & haters. Its your video channel. People need to get off their high horses and shut up for once. Bunch of hyenas
excellent video! basic information on planting a common tree. Now my only question would be, does the method of slashing the roots when taking it out of the pot also a good idea for Fruit trees? I've recently purchased a Fuji apple tree and i didn't think of doing that but seems like that would've been a good idea.
I don't see why not, any tree needs to grow it's roots out and I don't think it would harm the tree (I have never done it before and don't know much about planting trees so this is just a guess)
Nurseries hack off with a machete or use a pruning saw to cut away the outer 1/2" to 2" of roots, depending on size of the root ball. Trees that are root shaved have much longer, healthier lives. It's faster that easier than teasing out the roots, and research shows it works better.
In my opinion, the tree in the video is planted too deep. For a tree to do well, the root flare MUST be exposed. I don't think a tree will do well when it is planted too deep.
Is it not a good idea to back fill with a mix of the crumbly soil dug out and compost similar to what is already in the root ball. This limits the difference in expansion and contraction of different media with the wetting and drying due to moisture changes?
I just watched a video that said the proper way to plant the tree is make sure the roots that come out of the tree are exposed at the top because when you cover up the entire top of the root of the tree you're blocking it from getting oxygen. Which way is correct?
Do you know the answer because I'd also like to know? After I watered my new tree seedlings the top part and roots were exposed so I covered them because I was afraid they'd dry out but now i'm wondering if I buried the root flare..
I planing ted two tree but after 1 year it is dying cause it started a long fissure on trunk and look like inside the tree is dead and burk growing both side of the fissure what I do?
Thanks guys, some useful tips. Your ground looks like powder concrete. Mine is black and moist and I still used 15 Litres of tree/shrub compost and rotted organic manure.
I have to remind you that when you add compost or organic matter, 90% of it leaves the soil in just three years. Without building the soil up all the way to the drip line, you can stifle root development and that will have lasting effects over the life of the tree. New research is showing better results when trees are planted into square, rather than round holes.
FYI The hole should be square NOT round. Round holes make it harder for roots to spread. Corners stop them from circling and creating root balls. Of course if soil is very loose it doesn’t really matter. Happy planting!! 😊
I am planting my own small forest in autumn. About 400 trees(oak, beech, cherry, maple). How far ahead can I pre-dig the holes? Months? Weeks? I'm doing it all alone and having the holes dug in advance would help me.
Everyone correcting this video in the comments, please create your own video and share your tips. Not being sarcastic at all, lol I want to see legit videos
tree is too deep.(no real root flare showing.) That shitty of soil should have made the hole 3 times, mixed fertilizer and compost into the soil before back filling. Great job with the roots though.
agreed. could have been done better but this is the basic idea, the soil was pretty much clay, would have dug wider and mixed in some better soil and nutrients to get it going.
It was originally planted below grade and it's going to sink perhaps another inch this will facilitate flooding of the plant during heavy rains and might result in root rot
@@TruckTaxiMoveIt you never plant below grade or mulch above root ball around the trunk, as for first watering put hose below root ball an fill entire hole up then remove ,this removes all air pockets.
hey I'd like to plant a tree and I already planned where and how but I don't know where to find a young tree to plant? and how expensive would it be???
if you line the tree pit with manure it really encourages the roots down i did this with my climbing hydreangea in a driveway and its gone from strength to strength also square tree pits are much better as the roots can circle in round holes where as square tree pits the corners are the best points for root penetration.
The flare did look exposed but it looked below grade. Maybe that was the video. But it looked like the tree could/should have been set 3-4" higher. It'll probably be okay since otherwise it looks like a fine planting job.
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One major omission is exposing the tree's root flare. The top layer of soil should be removed until the root flare is exposed. The tree should be planted at such a height that the root flare is above ground level. This will prevent roots growing around the trunk and possibly strangling the tree.
THAT'S what I was watching to see.
incorrect
Everybody should plant a tree!
The time has come.
You (kind of) predicted the future
JGKJM Lol everyone is now
i have 60 trees in home
i just planted four a couple months ago
This is one of the best, most straightforward, no BS, packed with only useful info, garden/home how-to videos I've ever watched on TH-cam
Yeah, except almost everything they do is wrong.
@@andrewa.4860 Only thing I think they missed was to expose the root flare. What else did they miss?
Just planted a tree half an hour ago. Followed your excellent instructions to the letter. Many thanks for the great advice.
Awesome! I also did! Glad to hear other people are also doing their part.
Great clear instructions. Thank you for being so detailed.
There should be 8 trees for every single person’s entire life supply of oxygen. If you can manage to plant 8 trees in your lifetime, you’ve done your part
Is it 8 trees for all the carbon you presonally produce, or does that also include all the carbon you produce by buying things (gasoline/energy, food, etc)
There is Ecosia a Search Engine you can use which uses its profits to plant trees its not the same as planting trees yourself but it sure is a better way instead of using google since Ecosias servers run on 100% Renewable energy
In Conclution to why you should switch to Ecosia
Ecosia uses its income from ads for tree plantations
Ecosia’s Servers are entierly carbon negative
i have 60 trees
@@user-nm3ir5mn7n 60 searches or 60 trees?
bro in my houses i have 60 trees -__-
Thanks for the video! I learned so much about planting a tree because of how descriptive and clear your video is. Thanks :)
Thank you for the video! I now can plant my new trees in the backyard!
That's a job well done love your channel
Great video guys, thanks for taking the time to spread the knowledge, we'll be planting some fruit trees later this week........
great video - bad info
@@theronwinsby what bad info please? I'm a noob and about to plant 4 trees and I was just about to do what they showed.
This is an excellent video. I'll go ahead and plant my maple tree tomorrow on my backyard sloped hill and use these methods.
Glad to see y’all moving the mulch away from the trunk. So many folks just bury the tree in mulch, leaving it susceptible to rot.
This video is great! Everyone should learn to plant trees to save our planet!
Thanks for the advice this well help me on planting this fall.
Excellent planting instructions!! Thanks!
They are not excellent instructions, they are incorrect
Great video. This method is not only straight-forward, economical and practical, but it works for all soil types - excellent. For clay soils (like what is shown here), it doesn't hurt to place the root ball even hire as well.
Hire?
@@GT-bx1jp Higher.
Maybe they were voice typing. Maybe they aren't good with homonyms. 🙂
I have clay soil but my holes were all slightly concave or crater shaped after watering. Will that be a problem?
@@rubylace9963 Not at all. The most important thing is keeping the root flare at the base of the trunk, at soil level.
Thank you. I am sure going to try and plant me a tree or two in my backyard.
Thanks for a great video.
That sigh of relief at the very end.
Wonder hows this tree looking in 2019?
Same
three times larger six inch caliper,
Donald trump adapted it and chop it down cuz global warming is a myth
Draxvelo I’m confused you believe global warming is a myth?
Barack Obama
No Donald trump does, that’s the joke
Global warming is very real
Some winters are happening later and later longer hot weather
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
We just bought an elm tree about the size of the tree in this video to plant in our back yard that was not cheap so I want to do all I can to assure it’s healthy survival. Great video. Thanks!
Is it a Chinese elem tree? They are pretty Hardy. I purchased one cheap at auction when a landscaping company was closing. Planted it about two 3 years ago and it is doing great. I hope yours is aswell.
@@dawsondawson2008 hey I planted an American elm and it is doing great!
@@rogwheel awesome news :) I'm excited for spring. We are just getting buds and leaves on some trees here in Kentucky
new drinking game - we drink every time you say "RUHT" aka root :D great video thanks!
Hands down, one of the BEST videos I've reviewed on planting trees/shrubs!!
So how many videos have you watched? -
I like the way you say 'root prune.'
Here before this masterpiece reaches 1 million views. (Currently 999,913 views)
Thanks for this video. I planted a peach tree I got from Walmart and I killed it. I’m gonna try again this year!
My nursery recommended amending half the excavated soil with Bumper Crop soil builder and BioTone Starter Plus. Loosely, .5 cu ft BC per every 2 gal container and 1 cup BT per .5 cu ft, mix well. Fill hole 2/3 full with amended soil. Pack firmly and soak with water. Do NOT cover top of root ball! Good luck. 🍀
Whos watching this to plant trees and fight climate change ?
finally a legit video, so many are wrong, thanks!
Awesome video!
Thanks for the note about the dike. I hadn't heard that one prior, but it makes sense. I'll include a dike today when I plant an Eastern Redbud today...even though this is on level land :)
Glad you did a little root pruning, however if you were to putting watter in the hole is a better technique. Also watering everyday leads to root rot. I recomend planting a tree in mud, a thick slurry of dirt and watter and only watering once every 3 days at most. Plants like to get saturated and then dry out. Iv planted hundreds of trees this way. Our trees throw off new growth the first year
I totally agree!
Great advice.
I've always understood that you don't put mulch all the way up to the trunk. Allow 6 in from the trunk before mulching. Thoughts?
Excellent video. I can see where I’ve gone wrong in the past. Unfortunately fogging the whole in my yard of water and clay has become too difficult.
Planting a tree today excited thank yoi
Thank you for the video!
Nice simple concise instructions, not a bunch of useless talk and steps.
like a boss , nice video
Thank you, brother.
thanks for the video. some useful basics for a newbie like myself. questions though - no 3 in 1 top soil? mulch too? apparently that attracts moles / mice? and no tree guard or chicken wire?
Excellent video. Perviously, I assumed the hole should be watered heavily before putting in the tree.
It all depends on the soil type.
thank you guys. im planting mine now. great vid. no stupid music to obscure.
I've used this technique today on a customers property: I filled the hole with compost and packed the excess soil shown in this video
Thanks for the info!
Thanks! This was very informative
I've planted one tree sometime in the early 90s, I have no idea what it looks like today since I live in a different part of the country, but it would be interesting to see what it looks like today.
Google Earth 3D if it is in a area that gets pictured.
@@tedtedness184 That's what I was thinking
wow what an excellent video! i have to get some mulch for my fig tree!
hell yeah thank you for this man! just got a tamarind tree today and have no idea how to plant it lol
Well if you watched this video, you still don't know how to plant a tree correctly.
1) Shake all of the promix out of the roots.
2) mix the promix with the dirt from digging the hole and chop up the lumps
3) spread bare roots out in hole so they aren't balled up
4) carefully backfill around roots, don't compact
5) water in to settle soil around roots
Too much work
Why even buy a potted plant then
Is there something to add to the soil to improve growth ??
Thank you so much.
Nice and to the point.
Planting in high wind spots? If I am planting 3’ baby thin trees (Podocarpus Maki) in a very windy spot (15mph+ 24/7), how do I get them to grow straight all the way up with branches on all sides? Should I have multiple attachment points up the stake so the top doesn’t grow bent over?
My family and I just bought a house in Arizona and I am going to use this method to plant some trees. Hoping to convert my desert landscape to a tropical oasis. 🌴🌳🌞🌺🌻🌼🌹🍃
How did your tropical oasis turn out?
Great job
What is a good size pot to plant them in As I only have big ones that is 1ft tall and 1ft wide but I think it will be ok
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Do you ad any type of helper type vitamins for root growth?
this is good because it emphasized how important opening a potted root ball is, you will have years of stunted growth and even strangulation if you don't give the roots a chance to grow straight out.
When I put my trees in the hole I shoot the sides with the water hose and it loosens things up but I try not to shoot so hard as to crumble too much.
If they had back filled with some sand or maybe even some compost it would give those roots a really good chance of coming out instead of with the super hard dirt but survival of the fish so if they can make it through that hard dirt it's going to stay there like you said for a couple hundred years or until someone chops it down
caliper of tree is your guide for where root flare should be. 1.5" dia tree 1.5" above grade
Thanks man! I needed that advice 😀
You forgot the most important part to planting a tree is the staking out and tying it off so the wind doesn’t constantly blow the root ball around
Great Job. Don't pay attention to the smarty pants & haters. Its your video channel. People need to get off their high horses and shut up for once. Bunch of hyenas
El Paso Fight Club B.Skyflower or don’t put out an informational video if you don’t know what the fk your going
How many trees have you planted and raised up to be healthy?
you should. kinda surprised they didnt do that. i always do that as well as what they demonstrated here in this video
excellent video! basic information on planting a common tree. Now my only question would be, does the method of slashing the roots when taking it out of the pot also a good idea for Fruit trees? I've recently purchased a Fuji apple tree and i didn't think of doing that but seems like that would've been a good idea.
I don't see why not, any tree needs to grow it's roots out and I don't think it would harm the tree (I have never done it before and don't know much about planting trees so this is just a guess)
No! not a good idea to slash root on any tree. Take the time to untangle the roots!!
Nurseries hack off with a machete or use a pruning saw to cut away the outer 1/2" to 2" of roots, depending on size of the root ball. Trees that are root shaved have much longer, healthier lives. It's faster that easier than teasing out the roots, and research shows it works better.
I have a question, I want to plant a swamp White oak but I live in southern California. Can swamp White oaks grow in southern California?
How much water should you give your tree on a daily basis for the first few weeks?
thanks guys
Bushes are Trees
Trees are Bushes
Life.
In my opinion, the tree in the video is planted too deep. For a tree to do well, the root flare MUST be exposed. I don't think a tree will do well when it is planted too deep.
Is it not a good idea to back fill with a mix of the crumbly soil dug out and compost similar to what is already in the root ball. This limits the difference in expansion and contraction of different media with the wetting and drying due to moisture changes?
Seen three or four ways of planting trees....all different. All by 'experts' 😊
I've read you should scarify the sides of the hole as well due to glazing caused by manual digging
yup a rough hole is better.
cool tree
I just watched a video that said the proper way to plant the tree is make sure the roots that come out of the tree are exposed at the top because when you cover up the entire top of the root of the tree you're blocking it from getting oxygen. Which way is correct?
Do you know the answer because I'd also like to know? After I watered my new tree seedlings the top part and roots were exposed so I covered them because I was afraid they'd dry out but now i'm wondering if I buried the root flare..
I planing ted two tree but after 1 year it is dying cause it started a long fissure on trunk and look like inside the tree is dead and burk growing both side of the fissure what I do?
Thank you
Thanks guys, some useful tips. Your ground looks like powder concrete. Mine is black and moist and I still used 15 Litres of tree/shrub compost and rotted organic manure.
rotted? - not sure that is good. -0Get a microscope
I have to remind you that when you add compost or organic matter, 90% of it leaves the soil in just three years. Without building the soil up all the way to the drip line, you can stifle root development and that will have lasting effects over the life of the tree. New research is showing better results when trees are planted into square, rather than round holes.
@@nancysaladino6784 , what do you mean by drip line? What is that?
Watching in 2020!
what wood be a tree gos fast that harvest for burn wood each year
when you plug the roots ??
FYI The hole should be square NOT round. Round holes make it harder for roots to spread. Corners stop them from circling and creating root balls. Of course if soil is very loose it doesn’t really matter. Happy planting!! 😊
They've done studies that prove it really doesn't make a difference
Did you just make that up? I've never heard of that.
Great video. Do you think that a well planted tree from a pot like this can be as healthy in the long run as a bare root tree?
It’s not going to make a difference.
2019-Everyone liked this
please do like this all of them
I am planting my own small forest in autumn. About 400 trees(oak, beech, cherry, maple). How far ahead can I pre-dig the holes? Months? Weeks? I'm doing it all alone and having the holes dug in advance would help me.
I nam assuming your plantings are small... if you did dig them months in advance, they'd fill in again... naturally.. with debris
@@Siwashable yeah i abandoned that method after trying it. Doesn't work for me lol
Expose that root flare! And I've found it best to put the soil on tarp for a cleaner looking job.
Everyone correcting this video in the comments, please create your own video and share your tips. Not being sarcastic at all, lol I want to see legit videos
Please you make video on computer plan on trees
tree is too deep.(no real root flare showing.)
That shitty of soil should have made the hole 3 times, mixed fertilizer and compost into the soil before back filling.
Great job with the roots though.
agreed. could have been done better but this is the basic idea, the soil was pretty much clay, would have dug wider and mixed in some better soil and nutrients to get it going.
It was originally planted below grade and it's going to sink perhaps another inch this will facilitate flooding of the plant during heavy rains and might result in root rot
@@TruckTaxiMoveIt you never plant below grade or mulch above root ball around the trunk, as for first watering put hose below root ball an fill entire hole up then remove ,this removes all air pockets.
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how does the tree look now
hey I'd like to plant a tree and I already planned where and how but I don't know where to find a young tree to plant? and how expensive would it be???
go to your nursery or look online about what trees you can plant in ur area
#Teamtrees happening
if you line the tree pit with manure it really encourages the roots down i did this with my climbing hydreangea in a driveway and its gone from strength to strength also square tree pits are much better as the roots can circle in round holes where as square tree pits the corners are the best points for root penetration.
SQUARE YES -
Wrong! meristemhorticulture.com/planted/2020/1/4/no-you-shouldnt-plant-trees-in-square-holes-and-its-26-more-work-for-you-nbsp
Wonder how this tree is looking in 2021...
Thank you! You are awesome!
Great Video! Guys with your permission shall I use this video make voice over with my language and share to my community?
NO !!! please do not!
Looks like they planted it a little deeper than the level of the soil around it.
Vijay Bajwa if its just a little deeper it wont harm it
I think I have planted at least 150 trees and 700 plants in my life time
Hey can we talk YT? I am thinking of a tree planting seriously and want to talk to some experts.
felixtetteh@gmail.com or +233262545297.
Shouldn't you expose the flare and plant it above grade?
The flare did look exposed but it looked below grade. Maybe that was the video. But it looked like the tree could/should have been set 3-4" higher. It'll probably be okay since otherwise it looks like a fine planting job.