How do I give my new tree the best start in life?
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Plant only with peat moss.Newly planted trees and shrubs do not get fertilizer until after one year of established growth.
Yep! Peat moss, compost.
An old gardener always said to plant your $10 tree in a $100 hole. Both cost a lot more now! Dig a hole much larger than the root ball, amend the soil, and keep it mulched. Keep weed killers away from the lawn around the tree and don't let the ground dry out. (But don't drown it either.)
don't forget to loosen or cut the balling material either twine o wire from the root ball if you don't it will strangle the tree. And after you are all done planting DO NOT create a mulch volcano around the tree that is another sure way to suffocate the tree plant the tree so the root flare is level with the ground pull your mulch abut 3 feet from the trunk and well it up to create a water reservoir
I've also heard not to trim the dead branches right away, give it a year or so. Not sure if this is necessary, but I've heard that too much trimming can shock a young tree. Also, having just planted about ten trees myself last year in a high wind area, supporting them with posts the first year helps them stay stable, but after the first year you can take the posts out.