[CANUFNET] long-term effects of poor transplanting

[For Trees Company Ltd.]

Sorry, just getting around to some e-mails.  I can answer this on behalf of 
Gerard.
There is an excellent consumer brochure on New Tree Planting at
www.treesaregood.com
Click at the top on Tree Care Information, and then the brochure of your 
choice in this case New Tree Planting.  The Trees Are Good web site is 
maintained by the International Society of Arboriculture and is a good 
reference tool for consumers and industry.
Thanks
Joelle Fournier

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <netami.stuart at utoronto.ca>
To: "Canadian Urban Forest Network" <canufnet at list.web.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:37 AM
Subject: [CANUFNET] long-term effects of poor transplanting


Hi there,
I'm inspecting an urban creek restoration project where the contractor
is planting caliper trees and then not giving them an initial watering
until several days later.  The contract administrator and I are trying
to encourage better tree planting practices by fining the contractor
for not carrying out the planting as specified.  We need to be able to
say to the client that by not watering the trees initially upon
planting, there will be long-term as well as short-term consequences.

I know that trees suffer short-term shock and stress during
transplanting, especially if they are not watered properly.  Can this
shock and stress have _long-term_ effects on the health of the tree if
it survives the transplanting? Will the tree be in poorer health 20-50
years down the road if it withstood severe shock during transplanting?

Any thoughts and references will be an encouragement to the Ontario
landscaping industry to adhere to proper planting procedures.

Thanks!
Netami Stuart