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Stake it? Or, locally, consult your County Cooperative <br /> Trees grown up to rely on stakes have Extension Agency, Nursery, Electrical Power <br /> weaker trunks and roots than free standing Utility, City Forester, or ISA Certified <br /> trees. It is the trunk's slight movement that Arborist. <br /> causes trees to grow sturdy. So, use staking <br /> only as needed to hold the tree up until the PLAN "B" <br /> roots have become established (usually one <br /> year). Skip the stakes if they are not <br /> necessary. The most important thing is to Solutions for clay, compacted, and poor <br /> REMOVE STAKES AND TIES AS SOON draining soils: 1) Look for an alternate site. <br /> AS POSSIBLE . Trees are frequently 2) If possible, amend a very large rooting <br /> girdled by ties that people forgot to take zone by working lots of organic matter into <br /> off. the top 12" of soil. 3) Bring in soil and build a <br /> large planting mound. 4) Set tree higher than <br /> If staking is needed: normal in planting hole. 5) Do not work clay <br /> One or two 2x2 wood stakes, driven firmly or saturated soils when planting, it will <br /> into undisturbed soil. Tie at one point about destroy the soil structure. 6) If planting strip <br /> one third up the tree to allow for maximum is continous, install positive drainage in <br /> trunk movement. Soft, flat tie material rootzone rf' pipe, the trunk is preferred (inner tube, (Pe P P e drain tile in gravel, or <br /> flat soaker garden hose, commercial similar) connected to storm drain or other <br /> products). Never use straight twine, outflow. 7) Use water tolerant species such as <br /> electrical, or other types of wire against Pin Oak or Red Maple. <br /> trunks. Avoid using pipe or rebar for stakes. <br /> Once set, they are difficult to pull out when Is fertilizer necessary? Experts disagree. <br /> the time comes to remove them. Moderate use of a complete, slow release <br /> - - -- fertilizer will probably not hurt your tree. <br /> STEP FIVE: CARE FOR YOUR '1 R F, Consult your local nurseryperson for <br /> - - -- — recommendations. <br /> What now? Should I prune? DO NOT prune the top to <br /> The Little Prince said "Remember, you are compensate for root loss (an old myth) or in <br /> responsible forever for that which you have order to "even out" the crown. Pruning to <br /> tamed. Feel free to contact names listed remove broken, rubbing, and weak branches <br /> below for more tree information. is alright. Avoid removing more than one fifth <br /> PlantAmnesty of the branches in any case. <br /> 906 N.W. 87th St. <br /> Seattle, WA 98117 <br /> (206) 783 -9813 <br /> American Forestry Association Ay,. This brochure was <br /> P.O. Box 2000 "I" produced in collaboration <br /> Washington, DC 20013 with Seattle City Light <br /> (202) 667 -3300 y g <br /> • <br /> The National Arbor Day Foundation <br /> 100 Arbor Ave. <br /> Nebraska City, NE 68410 <br /> (402) 474 -5655 <br /> This brochure was made possible in part by: <br /> Tree People PlantAmnesty <br /> 12601 Mulholland Drive Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources <br /> Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Dr. Ray Maleike, Cooperative Extension Service, <br /> (818)- 769 -2663 Washington State University <br />