How to Plant a Seedling!

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20 Minutes
Easy
For Earth Day, we decided to plant a tree! Our community came out with a program this year, where households could sign up to receive a free tree to plant. We signed up right away, and were lucky enough to get one!
They had several trees to choose from… Pin Oak, Ironwood, Kentucky Coffeetree or a Sugar Maple. We chose Sugar Maple, but my second choice definitely would have been the Kentucky Coffee tree!
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When we went to pick up our seedling we brought a garbage bag in order to use to cover up the tree roots and keep them moist while we transported our tree.
Once we were home, we picked the perfect spot and then dug our hole twice the size of the ball of tree roots.
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Here is a summary of the steps that we took:
  1. Find the perfect spot for planting your tree.
  2. Dig a hole, at least two times bigger than the root ball on your tree.
  3. Fill the bottom of the hole with about 4-5 inches of loose potting soil.
  4. Insert your tree into the hole, and add more potting soil around it.
  5. Loosen up the dirt from the hole that you dug, and add it on top of your potting soil.
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  • Kay Kay on Apr 03, 2019

    Will a seedless cottonwood grow in Arizona (Phoenix area).

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