"Nick Gray" wrote in message
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"Cat" wrote in message
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I have acquired a handful of young trees, each between 30 and 90 cm
tall.
There's one each sweet (Spanish) chestnut, common birch, hazel and
mountain
ash.
I intend to plant them a reasonable distance away from the house, to
avoid
blocking light, but apart from that, is there anything I should do/look
out
for/avoid doing?
I assume I need to stake them, any advice on that?
TIA!

Hi Cat,

I wouldn't bother staking them when they are only that tall. If they are
heeled in well, you'll get little root movement, any branch movement will
actually encourage deep root growth and a strong trunk when older. Having
said that, check they haven't lifted after any frost, and reheal as
necessary.


I take it heeling means firming around the rootball with my heel after
planting?

Many thanks to you and Mike for advice.

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Cat(h)
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