River Birch planting issues can you help me out what am I doing wrong?
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Kim C
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I bought and planted 2 River Birch about 7 feet tall back in Oct. they never came out of their dormancy state. So luckily my greenhouse replaced the with 2 beautiful trees full of green leaves. I made the holes larger and loosened the root ball gently. Planted them in the same spots. Then gave them a deep watering every few days for the last 2 weeks. All the leaves have now turned brown and they look like they are dying. My research shows you can't over water River Birch the more the better.
6 answers
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Newly planted trees need holes twice the size of the root ball.
Eglehawk
on May 11, 2015
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Hmm sounds like you did good, haven't really owned a river birch. Maybe you can ask someone at you states agricultural cooperative. I think they like a lot of water. Good luck.
Eglehawk
on May 11, 2015
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Sounds like you might have a soil issue. I would take a soil sample to the county extension agent.
Dottie Unruh
on May 11, 2015
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They could be just dropping a few leaves from transfer shock but if it's more than that I'm not sure. They do drop leaves at first. We've never had a problem.
Cynthia Spurlock
on May 11, 2015
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Did you rough up the root ball so that the roots were not intertwined? Also, it doesn't hurt to cut back the lateral branches about 1/3 so that the roots do not have to support so much tree the first year.
Joan
on May 11, 2015
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River Birch need a ton of water....hence the name. I've read that many trees need water everyday for the first week, every week for the first 3 months and monthly for the rest of the first year. Rain and snow will of course provide much of that.
Teddi Boyda
on May 11, 2015
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