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1、TreeTalkVolume1March2005Issue1TreeTalkJune2008Volume3Issue1Thecreationofathousandforestsisinoneacorn.-RalphWaldoEmerson17PlantingforSuccess:Problems,PitfallsandProperProceduresByScottLiudahl,FargoCityForesterThinkofthetreeyoujustpurchasedasalifetimeinvestm
2、ent.Howwellatreeandinvestmentgrowsdependsonthetype,location,properplantingandfollow-upcare.Morethan80percentoftheinspectioncallstoourofficethatarerelatedtotreedecline,especiallyinthenewerpartsoftown,canbeattributedtomower/weedwhipdamageoratreeplantedtoodee
3、p.Thefirstoneiseasytofixifit’snottoolate.Eitherstopthedamageorstartover.Thesecondonecanbeeasilyavoidedatplantingtime.Whendealingwithcompactedclayandpoorlyorslowlydrainedsoils,theproperplantingdepthisCRITICAL.Theidealtimetoplanttreesisinthefallafterleafdrop
4、orearlyspringbeforebud-break.Weatherconditionsarecool,whichallowsplantstoestablishrootsintheirnewlocationbeforespringrainsandsummerheatstimulatenewtopgrowth.Treesthatareproperlycaredforinthenurseryorgardencenterandgiventheappropriatecareduringtransporttopr
5、eventdamage,canbeplantedthroughoutthegrowingseason.Ineithersituation,properhandlingduringplantingisessentialtoensureahealthyfuture.Beforeplantingatree,besureyouhavehadallundergroundutilitieslocatedpriortodigging.CallNDOneCallat(800)795-0555.Whetherthetreet
6、obeplantedisballedandburlapped(B&B),containerizedorbare-rooted,itisimportanttounderstandthatthetree’srootsystemmayhavebeenreducedby90to95%ofitsoriginalsizeduringtransplanting.Asaresultofthetraumacausedbythediggingprocess,treeswillcommonlyexhibittransplants
7、hock.Transplantshockisindicatedbyslowgrowthandreducedvigorfollowingtransplanting.Aroughestimateisthatforeachinchofground-linecaliper(diameter),atreewillexperienceoneyearoftransplantshockasitbecomesacclimatedtothenewsite.Propersitepreparationbeforeandduring
8、planting,coupledwithgoodfollow-upcarewillreducetheamountoftimetheplantexperiencestransplantshockandwillallowthetreetoquicklyestablishitself.Asthesayinggoes,“It’sbettertoputa$100treeina$200holethantoputa$200tr
