Executing a Landscape Renovation
Proper
Planting Techniques- the Planting Hole
Recent
horticultural research indicated that the ways trees and woodies are planted
today has changed from old timey planting practices, and CrabappleLandscapExperts are on top of the recommendations.
The
first major change is the size and shape of the planting hole. Recommendations
now call for a wider and shallower hole that will direct a more lateral and
shallow root spread than in the old days.
In
general, Crabapple LandscapExperts dig the hole to a diameter of 2 to 3 times the root ball.
For example, a woody ornamental planted in a 3 gallon pot has a root ball of about
12 inches x 12 inches by 12 inches (more nearly a cylinder shape) . We dig the hole 12 inches deep, so the bottom
of the pot rests on the bottom or the hole.
However, we dig the hole 24 to 36 inches wide—about the size of a child’s toy, the hula hoop. This ensures the roots
will find it easy going as they travel horizontally in the disturbed or "fluffed up" soil at the optimal location
within the top 12 to 18 inches from the surface where water and nutrients are mainly applied.
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