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Tree planted has air pockets
I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions?
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Tree planted has air pockets
Davej wrote:
I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? Thanks Are these bare-rooted or a solid root-ball? How did you plant them? How do you know there are air pockets? D |
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Tree planted has air pockets
On Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:02:54 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Davej wrote: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? Thanks Are these bare-rooted or a solid root-ball? How did you plant them? How do you know there are air pockets? They are purchased in a plastic pot. I dig an oversized hole, mix in a little mulch, make a fairly muddy mess, and then try to get the tree adjusted to the proper depth. I think I should perhaps try to use a smaller hole, less water and no mulch. I can detect voids by sticking an iron rod in the ground around the tree. Thanks. |
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Tree planted has air pockets
Davej wrote:
On Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:02:54 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote: Davej wrote: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? Thanks Are these bare-rooted or a solid root-ball? How did you plant them? How do you know there are air pockets? They are purchased in a plastic pot. I dig an oversized hole, mix in a little mulch, make a fairly muddy mess, and then try to get the tree adjusted to the proper depth. I think I should perhaps try to use a smaller hole, less water and no mulch. I can detect voids by sticking an iron rod in the ground around the tree. Thanks. I've used the solid blast from a hose nozzle to punch holes around the roots and wash surrounding soil into voids. |
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Davej writes: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? It takes time for soil to settle. Water (as appropriate to your local seasons), and the soil will settle into any voids. Is there an actual problem that you are experiencing with your trees? Or are you just looking for problems while waiting for the next season comes around? (I've done that more than a few times.) -- Drew Lawson For it's not the fall, but landing, That will alter your social standing |
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Tree planted has air pockets
On Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:12:19 PM, Drew Lawson wrote:
Davej galt... writes: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? It takes time for soil to settle. Water (as appropriate to your local seasons), and the soil will settle into any voids. Is there an actual problem that you are experiencing with your trees? Or are you just looking for problems while waiting for the next season comes around? (I've done that more than a few times.) I've had almost every recently planted tree die and I'm looking for the reason. |
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Tree planted has air pockets
Davej wrote:
On Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:12:19 PM, Drew Lawson wrote: Davej galt... writes: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? It takes time for soil to settle. Water (as appropriate to your local seasons), and the soil will settle into any voids. Is there an actual problem that you are experiencing with your trees? Or are you just looking for problems while waiting for the next season comes around? (I've done that more than a few times.) I've had almost every recently planted tree die and I'm looking for the reason. I doubt air pockets are the problem. Any more information? What trees? What conditions? What climate, soil.............. D |
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Tree planted has air pockets
David Hare-Scott wrote:
Davej wrote: On Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:12:19 PM, Drew Lawson wrote: Davej galt... writes: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? It takes time for soil to settle. Water (as appropriate to your local seasons), and the soil will settle into any voids. Is there an actual problem that you are experiencing with your trees? Or are you just looking for problems while waiting for the next season comes around? (I've done that more than a few times.) I've had almost every recently planted tree die and I'm looking for the reason. I doubt air pockets are the problem. Any more information? What trees? What conditions? What climate, soil.............. Water? |
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Tree planted has air pockets
On September 27, 2013, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Davej wrote: Drew Lawson wrote: Davej galt... writes: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? It takes time for soil to settle. Water (as appropriate to your local seasons), and the soil will settle into any voids. Is there an actual problem that you are experiencing with your trees? Or are you just looking for problems while waiting for the next season comes around? (I've done that more than a few times.) I've had almost every recently planted tree die and I'm looking for the reason. I doubt air pockets are the problem. Any more information? What trees? What conditions? What climate, soil.............. Various dwarf fruit trees; cherry, plum, apricot. Soil here is gray clay. Summers in the Midwest US are very dry but I try to water regularly. Deer are often a problem for the trees but when I notice damage I try to wrap them in plastic fencing. Of the last four trees planted only one is still surviving. |
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Tree planted has air pockets
Davej wrote:
On September 27, 2013, David Hare-Scott wrote: Davej wrote: Drew Lawson wrote: Davej galt... writes: I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around the roots. Any suggestions? It takes time for soil to settle. Water (as appropriate to your local seasons), and the soil will settle into any voids. Is there an actual problem that you are experiencing with your trees? Or are you just looking for problems while waiting for the next season comes around? (I've done that more than a few times.) I've had almost every recently planted tree die and I'm looking for the reason. I doubt air pockets are the problem. Any more information? What trees? What conditions? What climate, soil.............. Various dwarf fruit trees; cherry, plum, apricot. Soil here is gray clay. Summers in the Midwest US are very dry but I try to water regularly. Deer are often a problem for the trees but when I notice damage I try to wrap them in plastic fencing. Of the last four trees planted only one is still surviving. Planting fruit trees in clay has the risk of drowning them. You dig a hole in the clay and fill it with permeable soil/mulch. The problem is that the clay is not permeable and so forms a pond of water which can kill the roots. The solution is to not to dig down but to build up. Deer are a problem. Without knowing how badly they have trimmed your trees I cannot say what effect that had. Perhaps you could wrap them before the deer get there instead of afterwards. You haven't said much about conditions. For example do these trees get any sun? What do you mean by "water regularly", how do you determine when to water? Do you have any pictures of the dying? D |
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