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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 /> flare is the same as the <br /> soil line from the Dam it. <br /> nursery, but not always If/ Build a circular dam <br /> (sometimes they get or basin with loose' <br /> buried during the last soil around the tree to <br /> potting up). Check to aid watering. Trees <br /> need deep watering to <br /> see where the roots <br /> diverge from the trunk. establish good root <br /> That's your proper soil zx 2 sT A KE <br /> level. Trees planted systems. Water trees <br /> ( too deep can die within A LOT the first year <br /> a few years or develop 1 _ - or two, and always <br /> problems as many as r - _ 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 /> KODr Amur- <br /> Then, use the stick to oz ctzo ✓N a week is average, <br /> gauge the depth of the So il- VAN depending upon site <br /> hole. conditions and tree <br /> y h -� "ore- � " si ze. <br /> Set the rootball. I �u �� �; " �� !i Uu <br /> Q4, <br /> Now, spread out, score, 1F` ,� / , 1` \ . 1°lul- Mulch it. <br /> > > > 1 y�. "- 1 � \.� �.. N�= <br /> tease out, or cut off all y ry Ali �'( �u►' �I� 4 ',� i Mt Mulch is any material <br /> circling, girdling and '' ' 1 � . � ' y <br /> ' nm�� ;:; A , '"g ' ui (compost, bark, wood <br /> damaged roots . Root •-'....nu��nll/A!!U►timm� .. '. - _ <br /> tips ai ht contact with h d, Itli � , 011 U �� Ill "' — �' - 15* -11 etc.) used as a cover <br /> newsoil, almost s , j � ia� l over the soil. In <br /> ui ;� ��� ' "' T nature, trees mulch <br /> immediately. Lower LAW s TU = v smolt u�M� NGE P>PGKFI ' <br /> your tree into the hole. 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 <br /> J 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 />