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New sewer lines are not as susceptible to tree roots as the clay lines of the past. Also most ornamental and shade tree species to not have deep roots. Cottonwoods on the other hand will grow deep roots.
Lol, and just realized title bad. Should be like Any important(big) planting tips, not any tips planting tree (huge).
Yeah, I thought you wanted a California Redwood in your front yard.Originally Posted by fitz19d
"There are no finger prints under water."
I kinda wanted one of the 50 gallon $350 sized tree's but not doing it solo and not paying 250 for them to do it. So did go with the 20(5?) gallon Hot Wings Tartarion Maple in front, and a $110 15 gallon Northern Catalpa.
Don't forget to call 811. Ours have done well with a big hole and lots of soil amendments, compost, manure, etc.
Catalpa, nice tree, but the leaves are a pita. Leaves here right now are as big as your head! Keep it trimmed back to lessen the amount of leaves to deal with. Flowers on it stink/allergic. Sticky flowers on your car are a bit difficult to deal with. (but I park under it so...)
Love the tree otherwise. Hardy, survives storms really well.
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
Don't plant them too low. ("Plant it low and it won't grow. Plant it high and it won't die.") Take a look on YouTube for some "how to plant a tree" videos. The roots are usually compacted in the pot and I always loosen up the root ball before putting it in the ground. Some people may disagree with this, but I make a series of vertical cuts (maybe an inch deep or so) around the circumference and on the bottom of the root ball. Doesn't sound like this is your plan, but for anyone else that may be reading this: DON'T PLANT ASPENS AT LOW ELEVATION! (I'm at ~6,000 feet and they don't seem to last long here.)
Last edited by Jim B; 08-31-2016 at 22:44.
I have a stand of aspens at 5k feet that I can't kill...
You must not be trying hard enough...
All kidding aside, I'd say at least a third of them in my neighborhood are dead or dying. I was at Home Depot recently, and they had just gotten in a shipment of aspens. A lot of them looked like they already had a fungal infection, which doesn't bode well for their survival.
Last edited by Jim B; 09-01-2016 at 11:18.
Ya, I've removed about 4, with more in various stages of dying. Mostly small but one huge one I'll have to hire out. Same deal whole neighborhood wide. One had some sort of scale disease blanketing it.
Why do you hate the big leaves figured a lot easier to rake up than like a honey locust.
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