It's Tree Planting Time

How to plant those trees that work so well in our area. A sampling includes...

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  • Topics: Fall Gardening, Trees & Shrubs
  • Author: Cindy Bellinger
  • Keywords: tree, trees, shrub, shrubs, planting, tree planting, region, root ball,
  • Date: September 2006

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If you’ll be attending our workshop this weekend, you’ll want to know how to plant those trees that work so well in our area. A sampling includes:

  • Aspen: best planted in cool, moist soils, preferably on the north or east sides of buildings.
  • New Mexico Privet: best planted in hotter, drier locations. Has brilliant yellow fall foliage and twisting, white-barked stems.
  • Blue Spruce: best planted in large spaces; valued for blue needles and rapid growth

Inquire about our planting services. Or if you’re a do-it-yourselfer, following is a tree planting guide.

Before Buying

  • Choose the site.
  • The staff at Santa Fe Greenhouses can help you with site requirements.

Preparing Planting Hole

  • Dig hole the same depth but twice as wide as the container.
  • Amend the backfill soil.

Planting the Tree

  • Do not break root ball.
  • Center tree in hole.
  • Add amended backfill to hole.
  • Create water basin around the tree.
  • Water to saturate root ball.