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Large trees planting technology

Each sort of large trees requires special approach to planting, so you can say that the large trees planting took place all year round if special arrangements, care and protection provided ( - watch the video).
Integrated approach of year-round planting of large trees gives an opportunity to plan landscape gardening at any time of the year. In winter, when plants are sleep, it is suitable time for transplantation. At this time large tree can be easily removed from the soil and transported for further planting with soil bulk. But remember that planting is only done if the air temperature is above -15o C, but less then 25oC.

Planting works plan as follows:

• Preparation.

Preparation stage for the large trees planting includes, first of all, site preparation.
How to prepare the planting hole for the large tree?
Tree planting is rather complicated and time-taking process. It requires a technological knowledge, compliance with agrotechnical requirements, as well as special equipment - excavators, cranes and bores.
In order to make the place comfortable for the tree, special "soil pillow" should be prepared. To do this, you should loosen the bottom of the hole to a depth of about 20 centimeters and cover it with fertile soil (about 20-30 cm). For some sorts of trees you need to prepare a layer of drainage gravel and sand ( - watch the video on this topic).

Then the hole center marked with a special peg to align the tree.
Planting places are marked in accordance with the landscape project, and prepared by excavators and bulldozers. Walls of hole must be vertical, and the bottom loosened by 15-20 centimeters. Place a layer of fertile soil (20 - 30 centimeters). Drainage gravel and sand will be needed if your soil is consists of clay.
This stage includes the complete preparation of large tree for transplantation: it should be dig out with the soil bulk, cut, processed with special medicines and packaged. Bulk package methods varies, but usually sackcloth is better for these purposes. ( - watch the video on this topic).

• Transportation.

We load the large tree into the car, fasten and move to the place of planting.

• Planting.

Tree planting performs to the prepared holes or trenches in accordance with the landscape plan. It usually conducted with the special equipment - such as cranes. The tree is set in the middle of the prepared hole removing package.( - watch the video on this topic).
In winter you should cover the root collar with melted soil with a layer of 4 - 6 cm.
If it is necessary tree should be strengthen with special struts ( - watch the video on this topic).

• Care.

There is special rules to care of planted trees.
First is watering. It is necessary to water large tree after planting regularly and abundantly. The doze is about 20 - 30 liters of water per unit of plant - weekly, even during the rainy season.
Many sorts of trees require a mulching. Usually, special wooden compositions or wood chips are used. A layer of mulch should be about 5 - 7 centimeters.
In order to acclimatize the tree to the new place to increment a new mass of the root system quickly, it is recommended to apply growth stimulators to restore damaged root system effectively.
If large tree was planted during the growing season, it is necessary to protect the bulk from the drying. To do this, remove about 30% of the vegetation organs.