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How to Plant Your New Tree
A Good Start
Tree Needs
What do trees need?
• Space• Air• Sunlight• Water• Nutrients
The whole tree needs
space
The whole tree needs
space
The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect
sunlight
The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect
sunlight
The roots of the tree
collect water from the soil
The roots of the tree
collect water from the soil
The roots of the tree collect
nutrients from the soil
The roots of the tree collect
nutrients from the soil
The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect
carbon dioxide from the air
The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect
carbon dioxide from the air
Babysit Your TreeThe rules for care
• No sun• No wind• No freezing• No heat• Temperature between
33F and 40F• Plant in 1 to 5 days
Choose Your Tree’s New HomeWhat kind of tree is it?
Choose Your Tree’s New HomeWhat else should you think about?
Choose Your Tree’s New Home What else should you think about?
How tall?
How wide?
Sun or shade?
Choose Your Tree’s New HomeWhere should I plant it?
Look up! Look down! Look around!
Planting Your Tree
• Remove the grass• Dig a hole
Planting Your Tree
• Check the depth• Check the space for roots
Planting Your Tree
•Fill the hole
•Pack the soil
Planting Your Tree
• Water it• Mulch it
Watch it Grow!
• Water it some more
• Put up a fence
This presentation is intended to be used for educational purposes, and may be downloaded or copied in its entirety for that purpose.
No part, including photographs, may be copied for any other reason without permission.
©2009 LEAF Program and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry
Wisconsin Center for Environmental EducationCollege of Natural ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Pointwww.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf
Photos from forestryimages.org
Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulturist, Bugwood.org
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org
Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulturist, Bugwood.org
USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Thomas D. "Tom" Landis, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org