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transplanting mature trees in summer
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Posted by kritrkz z5 IN (My Page) on Thu, Aug 25, 05 at 21:57
| I recently drove by a very pricey addition in Indianapolis & saw a landscaper putting green plastic bags around the base of trees that had been planted in the heat. He had a hose & was putting water into the bags. I'm assuming water wasn't the only thing in there? I'd be interested in technique or source for these as I have new trees planted late spring. |
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RE: transplanting mature trees in summer
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| "I'm assuming water wasn't the only thing in there? " Why do you make such assumptions ?? Water is the most important substance a newly planted tree needs and in general all that is required. I believe the "bags" are simply manual watering devices but I don't remember the brand names ect.. Good Day ... |
RE: transplanting mature trees in summer
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| Is it 'Tree Gator'? I know i've seen them at the local garden center. Don't know if a box store would have them. And yes, it's essentially a drip irrigation system. I've used milk jugs with pinholes in the bottom for a smaller plant. |
RE: transplanting mature trees in summer
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| They also have the pop-bottle attachments for much smaller plants as well. Kinda like an inverse pylon with pinholes to which a 2L pop-bottle can be attached which acts as the resevoir. I would think that water would be the only thing in there. -Audric |
RE: transplanting mature trees in summer
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| Hi all & really appreciate the input from the three of you. Creatrix had what I think it is, the 'tree gator'. I just put that into Google & came up with a picture that looked just like the item I saw. Very intriguing info from the other two of you on the small bottle application for smaller plants. They all sound like winners. Thank you!! ;-) |
RE: transplanting mature trees in summer
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- Posted by Ron_B USDA 8 WA (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 28, 05 at 16:23
| Nutrient requirements are independent of planting time, if there is a deficiency growth will be inhibited whether the plant was installed 10 days ago or 10 years ago. |
RE: transplanting mature trees in summer
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| You can get the Tree Gators everywhere including H Cheapo. They are used for parking lot trees here during dry summers like this one. |
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