Re: Tree transplanting
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Tree transplanting
- From: D* M*
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 19:01:01 -0600
- References: <s8df66e0.015@wnj.com>
>I have ordered about 20 seedlings that I would like to grow in a
>nursery area of my garden for later transplanting (several years
>later) Any suggestions on the best way to do this. I don't want
>them above ground because I don't want to water daily. Should I
>plant them in pots and bury the pots. ? What do commercial
>growers do to keep the roots in a rootball
>
>Mary Lou Calvin
>Michigan zone 5
Hi Mary Lou,
I've been in a similar situation and placed the seedlings in pots and
sunk the pots in the ground. Be sure to be generous in the pot size
so as not to stunt the plant in case it remains potted for a year or
2 longer than you expect.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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