"Ed Clarke" wrote in message
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I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay
this spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither
time nor place to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large
plastic pots. They're doing well.

I'm in southern New York, zone 6. Can I get these trees into the
ground this year, or should I try to over-winter them in pots in
the basement?

If you are really pressed, you can plant them now. They are trees that do
best on the margins of a forest and their new home should provide a similar
setting. Container grown plants can be planted anytime the ground isn't
frozen. If you have a choice, you should wait until fall when it is cooler
and there is more rain. The height of the summer will add stress on a newly
planted tree. Definitely DO NOT try to keep them in the basement. They
need to be outside. A better choice for holding them oven would be to dig a
hole and put the pot in the hole and then heavily much the tree. Next
spring you can lift the potted tree and plant it.

I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay this
spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither time nor place
to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large plastic pots.
Can I get these trees into the ground this year, or should I try to
over-winter them in pots in the basement?

Redbud is a pretty sturdy species. Prepare the spot you want them very
carefully with lots of organic matter. Part shade is best. Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the roots.
Don't worry about fertilizer now, but water them every day it doesn't rain.
This will be better than trying to winter them over in pots, which would
probably be fatal.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay this
spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither time nor place
to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large plastic pots.
Can I get these trees into the ground this year, or should I try to
over-winter them in pots in the basement?

Redbud is a pretty sturdy species. Prepare the spot you want them very
carefully with lots of organic matter. Part shade is best. Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the roots.
Don't worry about fertilizer now, but water them every day it doesn't rain.
This will be better than trying to winter them over in pots, which would
probably be fatal.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

William Wagner wrote in message ...
Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the
roots.

What is the current thinking these days?

$10 dollar tree and a $50 dollar hole or is it now $50 tree and a $10
hole.
Perhaps it is somewhere in between? I've seen paint wounds larger than
you thumb to don't use tree paint.

William(Bill)

A forrester told me that there is no added benefit to painting tree
wounds. If it makes *you* feel better, do it. But the tree doesn't
need it.

Bob S.

I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay
this spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither
time nor place to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large
plastic pots. They're doing well.

I'm in southern New York, zone 6. Can I get these trees into the
ground this year, or should I try to over-winter them in pots in
the basement?

"Ed Clarke" wrote in message
...
I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay
this spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither
time nor place to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large
plastic pots. They're doing well.

I'm in southern New York, zone 6. Can I get these trees into the
ground this year, or should I try to over-winter them in pots in
the basement?

If you are really pressed, you can plant them now. They are trees that do
best on the margins of a forest and their new home should provide a similar
setting. Container grown plants can be planted anytime the ground isn't
frozen. If you have a choice, you should wait until fall when it is cooler
and there is more rain. The height of the summer will add stress on a newly
planted tree. Definitely DO NOT try to keep them in the basement. They
need to be outside. A better choice for holding them oven would be to dig a
hole and put the pot in the hole and then heavily much the tree. Next
spring you can lift the potted tree and plant it.

On 25 Jul 2004 19:44:05 GMT, Ed Clarke opined:

I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay
this spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither
time nor place to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large
plastic pots. They're doing well.

I'm in southern New York, zone 6. Can I get these trees into the
ground this year, or should I try to over-winter them in pots in
the basement?

You can plant container grown trees or plants any time, but make sure before
you plant them you fully saturate them in the container. Never plant a dry or
slightly moist container plant in the ground. It will be very difficult to get
water to the center of that root ball once in the ground. I also recommend
giving them an ample amount of water using some liquid seaweed in it before
planting.


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I have a pair of Eastern Redbud trees (3' tall) that I bought on eBay this
spring as bare-root plants. When I received them, I had neither time nor place
to plant a tree - so I stuck them into a pair of large plastic pots.
Can I get these trees into the ground this year, or should I try to
over-winter them in pots in the basement?

Redbud is a pretty sturdy species. Prepare the spot you want them very
carefully with lots of organic matter. Part shade is best. Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the roots.
Don't worry about fertilizer now, but water them every day it doesn't rain.
This will be better than trying to winter them over in pots, which would
probably be fatal.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the
roots.

What is the current thinking these days?

$10 dollar tree and a $50 dollar hole or is it now $50 tree and a $10
hole.
Perhaps it is somewhere in between? I've seen paint wounds larger than
you thumb to don't use tree paint.

William(Bill)

--
Zone 5 S Jersey USA Shade Earth sometimes.
There is atleast one word misspelled deliberately in the above post. )
http://www.oxymorons.info/ lots of word fun!

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:50:45 -0400, William Wagner
opined:

Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the
roots.

What is the current thinking these days?

$10 dollar tree and a $50 dollar hole or is it now $50 tree and a $10
hole.
Perhaps it is somewhere in between? I've seen paint wounds larger than
you thumb to don't use tree paint.

William(Bill)

The current thinking is to dig a big ugly hole.
This means you don't dig a hole with smooth sides. Really dig a rough shaped
hole about three times the size of the container. Make sure you plant the tree
so you can clearly see the root flare after you put the soil back. It is always
better to plant the tree too shallow, than too deeply. After planting the tree,
with the root flare showing, apply a nice layer of fungal compost, then top that
with a few inches of mulch. Do not cover the root flare. If you do not see
this flare at the base of the tree, it was probably planted too deeply in the
container to begin with. It's a problem which is showing up everywhere.

Do NOT add any compost or other amendments to the soil. Only use the native
soil to fill the hole after you plant the tree. The reason for the rough sided
hole is so that the roots will not girdle around and around in a smooth sided
hole. It will provide a break in the soil tension for new roots to push through
the surrounding native soil, which is not softened in the hole you plant the
tree in.

The first step in this process, before you remove the tree from the container
is to thoroughly saturate the plant in the container. I recommend using liquid
seaweed as a drench before planting, not for fertilization, but to help
stimulate new root development. The trace minerals in the seaweed promote this
process and helps the tree with transplant stress, particularly in the summer.

Trees which are balled and burlap do not plant well in summer. They should be
heeled in and kept moist all summer then planted in the fall when the
temperatures remain below 75 during the day.

Victoria


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William Wagner wrote in message ...
Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the
roots.

What is the current thinking these days?

$10 dollar tree and a $50 dollar hole or is it now $50 tree and a $10
hole.
Perhaps it is somewhere in between? I've seen paint wounds larger than
you thumb to don't use tree paint.

William(Bill)

A forrester told me that there is no added benefit to painting tree
wounds. If it makes *you* feel better, do it. But the tree doesn't
need it.

Bob S.

On 26 Jul 2004 11:29:05 -0700, (Bob S.) opined:

William Wagner wrote in message ...
Dig good sized holes
& slip them out of the pots & into the ground without disturbing the
roots.

What is the current thinking these days?

$10 dollar tree and a $50 dollar hole or is it now $50 tree and a $10
hole.
Perhaps it is somewhere in between? I've seen paint wounds larger than
you thumb to don't use tree paint.

William(Bill)

A forrester told me that there is no added benefit to painting tree
wounds. If it makes *you* feel better, do it. But the tree doesn't
need it.

Bob S.


In areas of the country which have outbreak of oak wilt on mostly live oak
trees, it is suggested no pruning be done during the gestation or active period
which the vector insect spreads the disease. Open wounds are the most prone.
During other parts of the year when this beetle is not active, it is recommended
to paint wounds anything over one inch in diameter. Pruning done during dead of
summer or winter are not usually susceptible to oak wilt, but if there is oak
wilt within a mile of the tree being pruned, it is recommended to always use
pruning paint. Outside of that one example, painting is not suggested any more.

Victoria


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