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Post by firstwd on May 2, 2021 21:12:39 GMT -5
The gf and I went by the Soil and Water Conservation District Arbor Day tree give away Saturday and picked up our allotment in white pine. We planted what we hope grows into our permanent screen between our campsite and the road.
Is there any type of fertilizer I can use to help them survive and thrive, or am I just stuck making sure they have water and hope they make it?
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Post by parrothead on May 4, 2021 8:36:44 GMT -5
I would think you would need tree guards around them.
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Post by bullseye69 on May 4, 2021 8:56:09 GMT -5
We always used triple 7 fertilizer around the trees at the nursery.
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Post by firstwd on May 4, 2021 12:46:54 GMT -5
We always used triple 7 fertilizer around the trees at the nursery. Thank you, Sir. |
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Post by firstwd on May 4, 2021 12:48:18 GMT -5
We always used triple 7 fertilizer around the trees at the nursery. These things are literally 20 feet tops from the road. I was hoping deer damage would be the least of my concern. |
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Post by bullseye69 on May 4, 2021 12:56:58 GMT -5
We always used triple 7 fertilizer around the trees at the nursery. These things are literally 20 feet tops from the road. I was hoping deer damage would be the least of my concern. Maybe? Maybe not? Is that area a crossing area for deer. If so then they may get messed up. |
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Post by parrothead on May 4, 2021 13:44:01 GMT -5
Deer seams to love the young ones for some reason.
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Post by parrothead on May 4, 2021 13:44:13 GMT -5
How many trees?
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Post by firstwd on May 4, 2021 15:26:07 GMT -5
11 trees. Along the road and around the pot-o-let right next to our drive/parking spot for the camper.
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Post by esshup on May 4, 2021 19:04:14 GMT -5
If you can't find triple 7, triple 12 will work. I was told to use 1# per inch of trunk dia @ DBH scattered along the drip edge of the branches.
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Post by greghopper on May 4, 2021 20:04:16 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on May 4, 2021 22:37:03 GMT -5
I took a master gardening class a while back and the instructor said to just drill holes around the drip edge of the tree with a bulb drill and pour in the 12-12-12. Way cheaper than the spikes. |
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Post by steiny on May 10, 2021 8:40:54 GMT -5
Transplanting those trees kind of shocks them a bit. Best thing for them now is plenty of water and some decent weather.
I've planted thousands of white pines without any fertilizer and they've done just fine, some are fifty feet tall now. Have not had near as much trouble with deer damaging the pines as I have on the hardwood seedlings.
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Post by elmucho277 on May 10, 2021 21:08:57 GMT -5
Deer seams to love the young ones for some reason. I've experienced the same. I planted about 50 of them along my gravel road for a screen and within 2 years the deer shredded and killed every last one of them. Granted, it was screening a food plot from the gravel road, so it had a lot of deer in the area |
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Post by hooterhunter on May 11, 2021 19:24:17 GMT -5
I would not fertilize the first year. Maybe a little this fall once they have an established root system. Best to under fertilize than over.
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