Norway Spruce Seedling Planting Instructions
- With hand trowel or shovel cut grass away to create a planting hole. (Minimum 12” diameter.)
- Don’t waste any of the existing topsoil. Shake loose dirt off grass back into the hole.
- Loosen dirt to approximately 3”-4” deep.
- Take tree out of bag and inspect root system make sure roots are not wrapped around each other and can be planted in a radial pattern.
- Pour remaining dirt from bag into planting hole.
- Mix thoroughly.
- With hand or trowel pull loosened soil away making the hole approximately 2”-3” deep.
- Identify the trees root flare. The root flare is the area where the roots meet the main stem. This is a very important part of the tree and should remain above ground.
- Set tree carefully in the hole, again making sure roots are pointing outward, and the root flare is above the ground.
- Gently put soil around roots.
- Lightly and carefully pack soil around tree.
- Again, (Very Important) make sure the flare is as close to the surface as possible.
- Water the tree thoroughly. Use common sense, too much water is worse than not enough water.
- Notice, in this picture the tree has developed multiple stems. It is important for the tree to have only one main stem.
- With hand snips or scissors, cut off any unwanted upright growing branches, keeping laterally growing branches intact.
- Note one main stem with lateral branches.
- Very lightly mulch area. 1” thick is plenty for a tree this size. Keep mulch AWAY from main stem. Keep soil cool and damp.
- A Happy Tree
- Too much water depletes the tree of oxygen and will cause a chlorotic (Yellowing) appearance. Not enough water will show up as a dry brittle appearance.
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