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hello all i just bought some small japanese maple trees. im new to this = entire scene. im have a concern. in one of the tree i dug the hole = then added compound, i then put some 1010 fertilizer on top of that. i = put the tree/root bulb on top of that filled the side with top soil and = the top with top soil. sprinkled the fertilizer on top of the soil = around the bark area. was i not supposed to put the 1010 on top of the = compound? will this kill the tree? do i have to dig it up and do this = again? =20 my last question is how fast do these trees grow? any special care i = need to take with these trees? __________________ Starting at the bottom is one thing.=20 Staying there is another.=20 |
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i also have some cypress trees that are still in the pot. i will plant =
them today. anything i need to do differently? thanks "HI HI-" wrote in message = .. . X-No-Archive: yes hello all i just bought some small japanese maple trees. im new to this = entire scene. im have a concern. in one of the tree i dug the hole = then added compound, i then put some 1010 fertilizer on top of that. i = put the tree/root bulb on top of that filled the side with top soil and = the top with top soil. sprinkled the fertilizer on top of the soil = around the bark area. was i not supposed to put the 1010 on top of the = compound? will this kill the tree? do i have to dig it up and do this = again? =20 my last question is how fast do these trees grow? any special care i = need to take with these trees? __________________ Starting at the bottom is one thing.=20 Staying there is another.=20 |
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that long @!! thanks for the info. i was wondering about the = fertilizer. the guy at home depot told us to do it im glad i dont have to dig up the tree again. "Pam" wrote in message = ... =20 =20 HI HI- wrote: =20 X-No-Archive: yes hello all i just bought some small japanese maple trees. im new to = this entire scene. im have a concern. in one of the tree i dug the = hole then added compound, i then put some 1010 fertilizer on top of = that. i put the tree/root bulb on top of that filled the side with top = soil and the top with top soil. sprinkled the fertilizer on top of the = soil around the bark area. was i not supposed to put the 1010 on top of = the compound? will this kill the tree? do i have to dig it up and do = this again? my last question is how fast do these trees grow? any special care = i need to take with these trees? =20 Generally, it is not recommended to fertilize newly planted trees and = shrubs with anything other than a transplant fertilizer. They need time = to establish a good healthy root system before attempting to put on = significant top growth - transplant ferts will do that while regular = ferts tend to promote foliar growth. You do not need to dig it up - just = make sure the tree is well watered. =20 Japanese maples have sensative root systems and do not like them = messed about with - do not attempt to loosen the soil around the roots. = Just plant it as it comes out of the pot or burlap or whatever. Make = sure drainage is very good and plant high, so that the surface of the = root ball is slightly higher than the soil level. Frequent watering is = necessary to get a tree established and I would not consider these trees = to be even slightly drought tolerant, so adequate irrigation will be = necessary to maintain its health. =20 Most Japanese maples grow very slowly, but I am frequently surprised = at the speed of growth some young trees exhibit. You may notice some = significant growth for the first year or two, but then it will slow down = and increase in size very slowly. J. maples can take a long time - 25+ = years - to mature. =20 pam - gardengal =20 |
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