Fall is the time for some tree planting!

[747driver]

Spent the beautiful day here in the mountains planting trees and shrubs with the DW ! Planted 11 Crypte Mrytles and 5 Azaleas. Nice to have the PHD instead of using a shovel ! In 2 years they should look nice. Tomorrow will get the 4 Leyland Cypress in the ground. What do others here like to plant as flowering trees and shrubs?

 

[plowhog]

Your trees are great!! And I like Leyland Cypress.

One of the favorite trees I planted in Sacramento, CA was a bartlett pear. It blooms vivid in white in spring, a a rust color in fall. Quite impressive and it grew very quickly. Like you I also planted crype myrtles-- everyone's favorite.

I am going to try transplanting some small pine trees from CA to Nevada this winter. What do you do to help the trees get established? Any special soil, etc?

I was thinking I would pre-transport a lot of local soil from where I am removing the trees. Then use a backhoe to dig small ones up. To replant, use the PHD or backhoe for a hole, put in some native soil, and plant. I was thinking of doing this in late winter while things were dormant.

 

[Diggin It]

I put a dozen fruit trees in last week. BH makes it a lot easier than a shovel.

 

[Jstpssng]

What size auger did you use? My backhoe works for tree planting but results in odd shaped holes which I feel affects the way that the roots develop.

 

[Streetcar]

Service berry for flowering tree. Bartlett bears are pretty but have huge drawbacks. Flowers and berry stink, wind damage is common, seedlings from tree are common and have thorns. State of Ohio just banned sale of Bartlett pears

 

[747driver]

Your trees are great!! And I like Leyland Cypress.

One of the favorite trees I planted in Sacramento, CA was a bartlett pear. It blooms vivid in white in spring, a a rust color in fall. Quite impressive and it grew very quickly. Like you I also planted crype myrtles-- everyone's favorite.

I am going to try transplanting some small pine trees from CA to Nevada this winter. What do you do to help the trees get established? Any special soil, etc?

I was thinking I would pre-transport a lot of local soil from where I am removing the trees. Then use a backhoe to dig small ones up. To replant, use the PHD or backhoe for a hole, put in some native soil, and plant. I was thinking of doing this in late winter while things were dormant.

The soil here is not great...some of it is rocky and that red clay ! I put a top soil mix in the bottom first then add some fertilizer. Use the soil I dug up and mix with the top soil mix in layers to fill the hole up. Sprinkle some fertilizer on top and dress out with woodchips.

 

[747driver]

What size auger did you use? My backhoe works for tree planting but results in odd shaped holes which I feel affects the way that the roots develop.

I used a 9" auger. I run the pto around 8,000rpm, found that slower is better as it prevents that dreaded corkscrew to the bottom ! I lift the auger slightly while going fwd and backwards to wallow out the hole. I need to get a 12" though.

 

[747driver]

I put a dozen fruit trees in last week. BH makes it a lot easier than a shovel.

Go big or go home ...!!! I need to get a 12" auger for sure.

 

[plowhog]

I used a 9" auger. I run the pto around 8,000rpm,

Did you dig through to China?

 

[fishheadbob]

The soil here is not great...some of it is rocky and that red clay ! I put a top soil mix in the bottom first then add some fertilizer. Use the soil I dug up and mix with the top soil mix in layers to fill the hole up. Sprinkle some fertilizer on top and dress out with woodchips.

Good move with the mulch. Keep them well mulched for at least a few years and your results should be pleasing. Also don't let them dry out. Fall and spring shouldn't be a problem with sufficient rainfall, be sure to keep them wet next summer.

Bartlett pears aren't bad, I wonder if you're confusing them with Bradford or Cleveland pears which have the problems mentioned above.