Container Stock Planting

1. If plant is root bound, slice the roots with a knife.
2. Prepare hole with depth and width as illustrated. Check hole size with container item to be planted, before removing container.
3. Remove plant from container as illustrated and gently place in hole.
4. Backfill to top of earth ball with recommended soil. In poor soil areas, it is necessary to pulverize soil and add organic matter.
5. When hole is backfilled half way, water with SMALL stream until root ball and backfill are saturated.
6. After water has settled away, finish backfilling hole to ground level and water with slow stream.

Balled & Burlapped

1. Prepare hole with depth and width as illustrated. Carefully measure ball before setting into hole.
2. Set plant into hole.
   DON'T handle plant by top. DO handle by ball only.
3. Backfill 1/2 way.
4. Stake tree. (See diagram)
5. Remove top 1/3 of wire. Also remove burlap and string from top and away from trunk.
6. Water slowly, soak with hose. Run a small stream until rootball and backfill are saturated.
7. Finish backfill to ground level as illustrated.
8. CAUTION: sod should be left away from backfill area.
   DON'T use edging around tree.
   DON'T plant flowers on top of rootball.

Special Conditions

1. Form a soil ring. Use this method only in areas not covered by normal lawn watering, such as slopes and berms.
2. In areas where water tends to collect, slope soil away from trunk to shed water. This is especially important on certain varieties such as Pines, Birch, Mountain Ash, Maples, Lindens, Oaks, Cherries, and Hackberry.
3. Where aggregate, crushed stone or other mulch is desired around plantings, use normal planting procedures, then remove 2 inches of soil and fill to ground level with material desired.