[CANUFNET] Amending soil for tree planting

[Jack Radecki]

After 40 years planting 1000’s of trees, I recommend adding organic matter to the parent soil mixing well so composition is around 10 % of the whole. Yes bowls as Alice says. If bare root stock make sure roots are fanned out. If wire baskets grown in sand say a prayer IMO.

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From: Alice (Personal GMail) via CANUFNET
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2020 10:09 AM
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network
Cc: Alice (Personal GMail)
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Amending soil for tree planting



We mix the topsoil with the soil that has  been dug out 
maybe half-and-half or so 
and put slits with a shovel all around the inside so roots can find their way out
Especially in clay soils

it’s really called a BOWL not a hole for us because most kids want to dig too deep
 so we have them call in a bowl and fit the plant is been taken out of the pot in the hole and make sure the bowl three pot widths 
 And one deep before they get approval from us To finish planting
Also We have them put a shovel handle across the bowl to gauge that the root collar is even the soil underneath the grass just so it’s not too deep
I think the problem of Roots  strangling themselves is that when taking the plant out of the pot sometimes the roots are in circles inside the pot and they need to be straightened out before planting.
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Probably in the pot too long before planting. 
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On Aug 31, 2020, 9:46 AM -0400, Corkum-Gorrill, Jessika via CANUFNET <canufnet at list.web.net>, wrote:

Hello,
 
I’m reaching out for input based on experiences shared. Putting compost or purchased soils in holes where trees are being planted has never been my practice as I’ve understood that this won’t encourage roots to grow outwards and may cause them to become root bound in their amended holes.
 
Does anyone have any thoughts to share on this? What are others doing that is giving you success?
 
Thanks!
Jessika
 
Jessika Corkum-Gorrill
Forest and Environmental Officer
 
City of Charlottetown
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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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902-629-4122
jcorkumgorrill at charlottetown.ca
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