Planting Evergreens From Containers And Transplanting Large Trees

2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47

Planting a plant from containers

When starting to plant a plant in a container, prepare a planting hole. It should be deep enough so that, after planting, the top of the earthy coma is 3 cm below the soil level. The width of the hole should be sufficient so that a clod of earth is surrounded on all sides by a layer of planting mixture 7-10 cm thick.

At the bottom of the pit, pour a layer of soil mixture 10 cm thick. The mixture for planting consists of earth, peat and sand in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. When everything is ready for planting, proceed to planting. Take the container with the plant and carefully cut off some of the roots going in a circle and slightly loosen the ends of the other roots without breaking the coma. Place the container in the pit and cut it sideways, then carefully remove the container.

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Fill the space between the earthen ball and the pit walls with planting mixture and sprinkle with earth on top, and then compact the mixture with a shovel. Water the plant well after planting. And most importantly, the root collar should remain at the soil level and in no case be buried. Plants are more likely to die due to improper planting, and not because the seedlings were weak.

If the soil in the intended area is poor or compacted, it is advisable to dig up the entire area two weeks before planting the plants, adding a significant amount of garden compost or rotted manure. You can also apply a slow-release mineral fertilizer. The ideal time to plant conifers and evergreen shrubs is August - early September, while the soil is still warm.

If you did not have time to plant the plants in early autumn, do it in late April - May, as soon as the soil warms up. After planting, mulch the soil under the plant to prevent moisture loss and overheating of the soil in summer and to keep weeds from growing. When planting, compact the soil well, tie the plant up if necessary. In a drought, plants in containers need to be watered.

In winter, in small and thin-walled containers, the ground can freeze; to prevent this from happening, the containers are tied with sacking or covered with foam. When buying planting material in a container, pay attention to the condition of the seedlings: they must be healthy, well-developed, attractive in appearance. Proper fit and maintenance will help maintain and enhance this appeal.

You have purchased a seedling with a clod of earth wrapped in non-woven fabric or heavy burlap. If at the same time the lump is dense enough, then it is better to carefully remove the packing material when planting so that it does not interfere with the flow of air to the roots and does not cause rotting of the root system.

If the lump is loose, and the packaging material is free to let air in, then it is better not to do this. It is very helpful to shed the root system with auxins. The procedure must be repeated after two weeks. The use of auxins promotes early rooting. Moreover, the concentration of these auxins should be twice as high as during watering. When watering the area, try to keep water out of the tree trunks, especially in the first year after planting.

In conditions of constant moisture in small wounds and cracks in the bark, favorable conditions are created for the rapid development of putrefactive fungi. The bark detaches from the trunk, which leads to the inevitable death of the plant. Visible, large wounds during planting must be treated with garden varnish. At the end of the work, see if the plant is planted evenly enough, if there is no need to tie it to a support.

Tying

The ephedra should be tied up exactly when planting, and not when it is tilted or turned out of the ground in a strong wind. Usually the plant is tied to a peg, which is hammered into the soil near the trunk. However, for plants grown in a container, this method is not recommended, because it will violate the integrity of the earthen coma.

It is better to tie the ephedra in a container to a peg set at an angle. However, this method is not suitable for trees with stems with leafy branches densely flattened along the entire height. In this case, it is recommended to tie the plant to three pegs, placing a garden hose cut under the ropes so as not to injure the stems.

Recommendations: To prevent the plant from falling, tie it to a secure support before planting and do not remove the packaging. Keep the earthen ball moist at all times. If planting is delayed for too long, dust the lump with wet peat, compost or soil.

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Large-sized transplant

A special technology exists for transplanting and planting large-sized trees (trees that have already reached a significant height and are of considerable age). Trial planting of different tree species revealed one of the bottlenecks in post-transplant adaptation. The main reason for the death of transplanted large trees was a sharp metabolic disorder. This is caused by the weakening of the normal synthesis of hormones and complex organic substances naturally synthesized by the plant that have regulatory functions.

The vital activity of the root system and the crown of the tree are closely interrelated. In the shoots of the crown, hormones are synthesized that stimulate the vital activity of the roots. In turn, the synthesis of hormones occurs in the roots, which have a beneficial effect on the above-ground organs. Even if the tree is transplanted very carefully, a significant part of the most active roots is still lost. The transplant leads to a violation of water metabolism, the absorption of nutrients decreases.

However, the main problem of plants that have changed their "place of residence" is the weakening of their basic biosynthetic functions. As a result, the root system does not provide the necessary hormones to the aerial part of the tree, which, in turn, cannot provide the necessary amount of hormones to the descending stream of substances. This can be avoided by providing the plant with the required amount of hormones.

To adapt large-sized transplanted trees, it is necessary to use growth-regulating drugs, synthetic analogs of natural hormones, but since these drugs were developed, as a rule, to adapt planting material of a normal size, when used on large-sized plants, the effect can be completely different. Growth regulators for evergreens in the adaptation system of large trees:

The preparation "Krona - Spas", created on the basis of synthetic growth regulators of the auxin group, is intended to restore the root system partially lost and damaged during transplantation. It allows two to three times to increase the volume of the suction zone of the root system within 10-12 days after treatment. With its help, the problem of rooting of large-sized trees of all deciduous species is practically solved.

It was possible to significantly increase the survival rate of relatively difficult to rooting coniferous trees, although the final solution of the problem was facilitated by the next development - the drug "Krona - Khvoinka". By the nature of the action, this product is similar to the previous one, but unlike it, it takes into account the peculiarities of metabolism in coniferous trees. It is known that conifers are much more ancient plants; their metabolism is somewhat different than that of hardwoods.

The preparation "Krona - Khvoinka" intensifies the synthesis of growth substances by the tissues of the plant itself, stimulates the process of root formation even at relatively low temperatures. If "Krona - Spas" and "Krona - Khvoinka" are intended to stimulate the growth of the root system, then the preparation "Krona - Green" - for the earliest adaptation of the aboveground part of trees, optimal development of the leaf apparatus of trees, and prolongation of the period of its effective functioning.

The active ingredients of the "Crohn - Green" preparation are cytokinins and gibberellins. The product activates the processes of plant rejuvenation and inhibits the aging process. It is interesting that after spraying with the drug, the yellowing crowns of trees acquire the same green color. "Krona - Green" maximally accelerates the restoration of the aboveground part of plants after transplantation. As a result of systematic treatment with the preparation, the period of active action of the photosynthetic complex of leaves increases, and the period of leaf fall is postponed by an average of two to three weeks.