Just got and planted my Christmas gift from work yesterday. A dwarf pear tree, can’t wait for spring to plant lavender, rosemary, strawberry and other flowers around it. But the rest of the garden is still a bit messy

  • Screamium@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    3 days ago

    Very nice!

    Is hard to tell from the picture but it’s not buried too deep, is it? Even on young trees there’s a root flare that should be on the soil line

    • Twinklebreeze @lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      I can’t stress enough how important this comment is. Improper planting won’t kill it immediately, but will cause failure to thrive and the tree can eventually decline/die.

      • Screamium@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        I’ve been slowly learning things like this as I’ve been planting. Just trying to share the wisdom!

        Another thing I learned is that you shouldn’t prune stone fruit trees (peach, plum, etc) until late winter/early spring because it makes them susceptible to disease. I believe it’s fine to prune pomme fruit trees (apple, pear) whenever though because they always have flowing sap (or something like that)

    • J4g2F@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Thanks

      I just checked. It’s still on the same level as it was in the pot. Guessing that’s okay?

      • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        3 days ago

        I would pull the dirt a away from the trunk until you find the main flair. Alternately, you can plant the whole thing a bit proud (eg sticking out of the hole some).

        Often times trees bought in containers have been potted too deep and/or have girdled roots.

          • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            No problem! Ideally, the root flair would be the highest point in the surrounding area. If it’s a low point it will fill in eventually. Thankfully, you’re starting in a raised bed so it shouldn’t be too hard to remove a bit more dirt if you need to.