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<blockquote data-quote="Brian P." data-source="post: 5841789" data-attributes="member: 24451"><p>i have had similar success too with decidous trees. you o have to start with hign quality root stocks, and they have to have roots at lesst 10-12" long, i prefer 18" and i trim them back some to even up..the starggling roots…but you have to get below that deadly heat zone, well below 6"" and then do the rest properly…and mulch heavy..and wide…its really that simple..but most folks follow what they see and make the same mistakes over snd over again..i lesrned this wisdom from the folks at Cold Stream Tree Farm here in Michigan…after years of making the same mistakes. can not assume that tree planting instructions are valid..esp. from folks selling trees..like the county agency and so forth..people just share the same old bad information as gospel and it aint…deeply planted roots, planted properly, from good, live healthy stocks, kept cool and moist, watered in good, and with a minimum of deep heavy mulch about at least 6-8' in diameter, then watered in for a year ir two..meaning, keeping them watered " enough" but especially when temps get above 85degrees…even a living tree thats been in ground a year..or two even, if not mulched will be under much stress at that temp..and need a heavy watering twice a week or so..but if its mulched in good you can dig down andfeel the soil temps and moisture and tou will see the diffreence, esp. if out in full sun…mulch makes that bignof a difference..justnlike in the woods, again, just see thst..and remember there is shade in there too and its much cooler…that is where these chestnut trees grow naturally..but we out them out in full hot sun without any mulch around them, for both nutrients and heat and moisture protection…so dont do that…go dig the soil in the woods..it will be cool, somewhat damp and full of composted dead organic material..and thats whatbthese ramiel wood chips do..they mimic the process of leaves dropping, every year, feeding the living creatures such as bacterias and fungis, others, in the soil which in turn feed the trees..thatnis how it works..that is the process of " fertalization" so to say..dead organic material being eaten by living soil creatures is just that..and thsts where all the leaves go every year..they get eaten up..ever wonder why there isnt ten feet of dead leaves in the forest ? thats why..so there is your " fertalizer"..so just kkep a heavy layer of these ramiel chips on, and in a diameter at leat 10' prefersbly 30' in diameter around the trees and then no fertalizer needed, and the rsin will do the rest…you do need to water the first and maybe eben second year though for best results..but not beyond…that, folks is how God designed things to grow in this esrth, all on its own..even as the animals come along and nibble the tops off..which again is acyaully,good for them. have a nice day everyone !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brian P., post: 5841789, member: 24451"] i have had similar success too with decidous trees. you o have to start with hign quality root stocks, and they have to have roots at lesst 10-12” long, i prefer 18” and i trim them back some to even up..the starggling roots…but you have to get below that deadly heat zone, well below 6”” and then do the rest properly…and mulch heavy..and wide…its really that simple..but most folks follow what they see and make the same mistakes over snd over again..i lesrned this wisdom from the folks at Cold Stream Tree Farm here in Michigan…after years of making the same mistakes. can not assume that tree planting instructions are valid..esp. from folks selling trees..like the county agency and so forth..people just share the same old bad information as gospel and it aint…deeply planted roots, planted properly, from good, live healthy stocks, kept cool and moist, watered in good, and with a minimum of deep heavy mulch about at least 6-8’ in diameter, then watered in for a year ir two..meaning, keeping them watered “ enough” but especially when temps get above 85degrees…even a living tree thats been in ground a year..or two even, if not mulched will be under much stress at that temp..and need a heavy watering twice a week or so..but if its mulched in good you can dig down andfeel the soil temps and moisture and tou will see the diffreence, esp. if out in full sun…mulch makes that bignof a difference..justnlike in the woods, again, just see thst..and remember there is shade in there too and its much cooler…that is where these chestnut trees grow naturally..but we out them out in full hot sun without any mulch around them, for both nutrients and heat and moisture protection…so dont do that…go dig the soil in the woods..it will be cool, somewhat damp and full of composted dead organic material..and thats whatbthese ramiel wood chips do..they mimic the process of leaves dropping, every year, feeding the living creatures such as bacterias and fungis, others, in the soil which in turn feed the trees..thatnis how it works..that is the process of “ fertalization” so to say..dead organic material being eaten by living soil creatures is just that..and thsts where all the leaves go every year..they get eaten up..ever wonder why there isnt ten feet of dead leaves in the forest ? thats why..so there is your “ fertalizer”..so just kkep a heavy layer of these ramiel chips on, and in a diameter at leat 10’ prefersbly 30’ in diameter around the trees and then no fertalizer needed, and the rsin will do the rest…you do need to water the first and maybe eben second year though for best results..but not beyond…that, folks is how God designed things to grow in this esrth, all on its own..even as the animals come along and nibble the tops off..which again is acyaully,good for them. have a nice day everyone ! [/QUOTE]
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