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Bare root primer
- 1. Take It AllOff! The Bare-root Method of Installing Trees and Shrubs Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 2. Why do somany transplants fail? Poor quality Improper soil roots management Poor Root Establishment Inadequate Installed root preparation Linda Chalker-Scott too deeply WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 3. Circling roots inthe container… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 4. …will continue tocircle in the landscape Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 5. Tree buried too deeply in nursery… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 6. …will likely be planted too deeply as well Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 7. Improperly installed Rhododendron Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 8. Year 2 -Declining Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 9. Year 3 –Surviving, not thriving Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 10. Year 4 –Now with competition! Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 11. Close up –chronic drought Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 12. B&B tree lookshealthy… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 13. …but under burlapthere’s another story Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 14. Root washing reveals10” difference in grade Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 15. Chronically stressed street tree Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 16. Leaves are waterstressed – but why? Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 17. Deeply buried treehas no storage or structural roots Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 18. Site preparation Do notdig a hole! Do not amend soil! Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 19. You have tosee the roots to dig a proper hole Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 20. Site preparation Do notdig a hole! Do not amend soil! Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 21. Roots need nativesoil to establish – not artificial, amended conditions Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 22. In several yearsamended soil subsides Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 23. Severe subsidence suspends rootsin midair Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 24. And here itis post-windstorm Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 25. Site and rootpreparation Be sure to have adequate water on site Be sure to have organic mulch on site Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 26. Work in ashaded, cool area with ready access to water Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 27. Remove all containersand other foreign materials from the roots Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 28. Using a hoseor a water bath, remove all soil from the roots Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 29. Let root ballssoak for several hours if they are too dry to work Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 30. Work out clumpsof soil from between the roots using your fingers. Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 31. Bare-root plant isready to install Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 32. Media removal isespecially important for pot-bound materials Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 33. Use a cementmixing tray… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 34. …or a wheelbarrow… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 35. …or a largetub for soaking roots Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 36. Bare-rooting trees… …eliminates barriers …allowsfor root correction …ensures planting at grade …enhances root growth …improves tree survival Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 37. Prune excessively longand defective roots Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 38. Problem roots exposedafter removing B&B clay soil Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 39. Roots correctively pruned before installation Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 40. Installation Dig a shallowhole only as deep as the root system and at least twice as wide Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 41. The reality oftree root systems Old view Realistic view Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 42. “Real” trees are not carrots Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 43. In the center,form a soil mound to support the root crown Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 44. Installation Arrange the roots radially overthe mound and backfill with the same soil that came out of the hole. Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 45. Installation Water in using thewater from root washing, which will contain nutrients and microbes. Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 46. Installation Add soil as holesdevelop. Gently firm the soil using your hands, not your feet. Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 47. Add a nitrogenfertilizer (no phosphorus) as a top dressing Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 48. Aftercare Mulch all disturbed soil with 4” of coarse organic mulch up to, but not touching, the trunk. Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 49. Aftercare If necessary, staketrees and shrubs low and loose for no longer than one year Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 50. Evergreen trees oftenneed staking, while deciduous trees may not Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 51. High stakes: Tightly staked tree puts resources into height, not girth Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 52. Staking materials left on too long will girdle and kill the tree Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 53. Trees without tapercannot stand without support Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 54. Or their crowns many just snap off Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 55. Aftercare Water your treewell during the first year of establishment. You have removed a good portion of the root system and its ability to take up water and nutrients will be temporarily impaired. Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 56. Even drought tolerantspecies will die if not irrigated during root establishment Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 57. Aftercare Keep it simpleand natural: do not crown prune or add expensive, but pointless, transplant supplements Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 58. Success Stories Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 59. Deeply buried B&Btree… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 60. …is establishing well Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 61. Corrected roots… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 62. …allow for successfultree establishment in 3 months Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 63. Same tree 2 years later Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 64. Same tree 3 years later Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 65. Bare root Douglasfir… Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist
- 66. …has successfully established4 years later Linda Chalker-Scott WSU Extension Urban Horticulturist