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to prevent damaging the rootball, untreated backfill. All roots should be covered with soil. <br /> burlap can be folded down and left in the Use your feet and shovel handle to tamp out <br /> bottom of the hole. Seconds count with air pockets that can dry out roots. For clay or <br /> exposed roots. Never let the rootball (or roots, saturated soil, see plan "B "on back panel .Take <br /> if bare root) dry out or allow the rootball to care not to crush the roots on bare root trees. <br /> break, thus exposing or damaging roots. <br /> Soak it. <br /> Check the planting depth. Use water for final settling of the soil. If <br /> Before you set the tree, make sure it will not additional settling occurs, add more soil but <br /> be planted too deep. do not further tread on <br /> The root flare (also wet soil. When soil is <br /> called the collar or dry, watering a tree as <br /> crown) should be at soon as possible after <br /> soil level or a little planting is the most <br /> above to allow for critical factor to <br /> mulch. Usually, this , survival. <br /> . / <br /> flare is the same as the <br /> soil line from the Dam it. <br /> nursery, but not always Build a circular dam <br /> (sometimes they get ti • or basin with loose <br /> buried during the last soil around the tree to <br /> potting up). Check to aid watering. Trees <br /> '4 1 ° need deep watering to <br /> see where the roots <br /> diverge from the trunk establish good root <br /> That's your proper soil <br /> level. Trees planted 2K2 51 K systems. Water trees <br /> 4 too deep can die within A LOT the first year <br /> a few years or develop 11 _ or two, and always <br /> problems as many as i - _ I <br /> I during a drought. Let <br /> fifteen years later. Use _ the root zone dry out <br /> a stick or shovel handle between waterings. <br /> to measure the rootball. Five to fifteen gallons <br /> Koo FtAtzr- <br /> Then, use the stick to a izc(zo` ✓N a week is average, <br /> gauge the depth of the so l i _ ° depending upon site <br /> hole. 114 <br /> h, ��. 'Ng and tree <br /> IA ro +4`.► orA % 1 � p it 1 size. <br /> Set the rootball. 1 iti !� w ; ac• �E �' Z i dL <br /> Now, spread out, score ' r - w" ',��I `` • ■.- . - 4; gy-_- W= <br /> tease out, or cut off all int r.../ " ' \ \� " ' l ' ��u� Mulch it <br /> circling, girdling and - 1,.;`. Rll I (compost, bark, wood <br /> `' J Mulch is any mate <br /> rial damaged roots . Root " . i . . • it <br /> tips s h with d, (11 pn -�Ti � � - _ i � f 111...77_ � etc.) used asda co te e r <br /> straight - ' - <br /> . � llu over the soil. In <br /> new soil, almost S 1 i�� �oT�At -� na�� 7 <br /> immediately. Lower u�. = `" nature, trees mulch <br /> your tree into the hole. uNV s r u " : E P Sd- U►IAt'W NPEP �AGK�ILI themselves every fall. <br /> Never leave anything By keeping weeds <br /> tied around your tree's away, retaining water, <br /> trunk. and moderating the <br /> STEP FOUR: PLANT YOUR TREE 1 soil temperature, mulch improves the chances <br /> of survival for your tree. Apply two to four <br /> inches of mulch as needed, but never let it <br /> Plant it pile up against the trunk. After mulching the <br /> Plant your tree using the unamended soil as planting pit, brush back the mulch that is in <br /> contact with the trunk. <br />