Supplemental watering is very important during your tree’s first two years, especially when Mother Nature sends drying winds, high temperatures, and periods of low rainfall. After these first few waterings, begin your normal watering schedule using the attached sheet as a guide.
In the summer, water thoroughly each day for the first five (5) days after planting. This settles the soil and removes large pockets around the tree’s roots. Newly planted trees planted spring, fall, or winter must be watered thoroughly each day for the first two (2) days after planting. All trees we plant are top-dressed with a 2” layer of mulch and staked if necessary. Fertilizer is applied at the time of planting and the trees are watered in. These products will help the soil retain moisture. All of our trees are planted with a mixture of native soil, compost/expanded shale and Soil Moist. Our crews will inspect the root ball of your tree to make sure the root flare is exposed and at the proper planting height.
#Root stimulator for trees install#
Shop the huge inventory of trees in our Online Marketplace here!Įach tree we install is planted higher than the natural grade to allow for settling. Please call us if you have any questions. Below is an explanation of our planting procedure and your care instructions. You can repeat the application of root starter several times, according to label directions, until the plant is well established.Congratulations on the purchase of your new tree! Your new plants will need extra care for the first two years while they are establishing healthy root systems. Then cover the roots with soil and water the plant thoroughly. Or, you can set the pack of bedding plants right down in the bucket of solution and let it become saturated before you plant it. Mix the Root Stimulator according to the label directions and pour the recommended amount of solution directly into the hole and over the root area. Finally, and very importantly, use Ferti-lome Root Stimulator to promote new root hair growth. Also, treat the root ball with great care to avoid injury, and be sure to cover the surface roots with soil so they won't dry out. Try to transplant in the cool part of the day, morning or late afternoon, or on cloudy days. To prevent this, avoid planting when it is hot, especially when it is hot and windy.
When these rootlets are damaged, they cannot take up water to send to the plant, and the plant wilts, even if the ground is wet. The tiny root hairs in the root ball absorb most of the water the plant uses.
The other major cause of transplant shock is injury to the root hairs of the plant when it is being transplanted. Prevent this type of transplant shock, most common in garden vegetables and flowers, by letting the plant get accustomed to a new environment over a few days before planting by leaving them in their containers and putting them outside in the shade most of the day, and taking them in at night, a process called hardening off. If the plant has been used to a humid, warm greenhouse or location, and goes immediately from that to a dry, even windy or cool location, it will almost certainly suffer transplant shock and droop. Transplant shock can be caused by several things. Many plants also seem to stop growing for a while immediately after transplanting. Transplant shock causes flowers, vegetables, even trees and shrubs to wilt or droop, and sometimes drop some of their buds, flowers and leaves when they are transplanted.