On Thu, 5 May 2011 22:48:37 +0000, Spence333
wrote:


Hi there, just to start Im not a gardener or even a budding one, but I
do want to keep a horsechestnut tree that has grown in my back garden
from a conker that I think some kid lobbed in my garden not too long
ago!!

It has grown (without my knowledge until last week when planning a new
garage) to about 4ft with about a 2 ft root. So I moved the tree to a
new spot and to do this I banged a stake into the ground and then
removed it creating a 2cm wide hole and then replanted the root into the
hole.

Now from doing this I think Ive done 3 things wrong ;
1. the tree isnt dormant (I found this out from a google search!)
2. the root curled a little when I pushed it into the hole.
3. Im not sure if the soil around the hole fell back into it when I
buried the root!

SO now, after 3 days, I have a particularly sad, droopy looking tree on
my hands

Does anyone have any experience of this? Is my tree a gonner? Will it
revive itself later in the year? Ive watered it twice and it gets alot
of sunshine each day but should I give it more water? Should I dig it
up and replant with compost??

Should have been dug up with a root ball, not bare root... and not
planted too deep. Do not stomp the soil down around the tree and do
not over water lest you drown it (keep moist, not wet), tree roots
need to breathe. I'd definitely not replant. All you can do now is
wait.