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Dug out a silver birch tree (with landrover) 7ish meters, got it back to the yard and planted it in a large bulk bag...(slightly bigger than a one tonne bag) rachet straps and four stakes to secure it. I also ground up several mycorspykes mixed tham with water and threw all over the roots b 4 i planted it. Have i done the right thing...any more advice on keeping this thing alive, and any veiw on how much its worth? Thanks

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Make sure the growing meduim is well filled in around the roots - no air pockets below the roots.

Keep it moist but don't drown it.

Make sure it is well supported so the roots can't move within the bag.

Birch would be the more difficult specimens to re-established when they've been yanked out.

Ensure the mix around the roots is topsoil with some compost mixed in - not just pure peat compost.

Don't let the rootball overheat in the sun

Don't feed it at all this year until you see good new growth and it starts to establish in the "pot"

 

Did you get plenty of rootball with it when it came out or was it bare root?

 

Got to be worth a go - good luck.

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Make sure the growing meduim is well filled in around the roots - no air pockets below the roots.

Keep it moist but don't drown it.

Make sure it is well supported so the roots can't move within the bag.

Birch would be the more difficult specimens to re-established when they've been yanked out.

Ensure the mix around the roots is topsoil with some compost mixed in - not just pure peat compost.

Don't let the rootball overheat in the sun

Don't feed it at all this year until you see good new growth and it starts to establish in the "pot"

 

Did you get plenty of rootball with it when it came out or was it bare root?

 

Got to be worth a go - good luck.

 

got a good chunk of the root ball, had to lose quite a few of the longer surface roots thou, what compost would you recomend?

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Nothing fancy in the compost department - general purpose no brand in particular - I think we are using a westland one at present. At this stage of the game it's only a meduim for keeping the roots moist and it won't be growing much into it.

The more rootball/soil you have got the better.

 

In a nursery environment this tree would probably have been uncut and root pruned half a dozen times by now and would have loads of fine fibrous roots in a compact rootzone.

 

Your poor tree has had quite a shock and as mentioned Birch don't do shocks very well.

 

It if does look like it is going to take, get it into the ground in its final position as soon a possible. They always do better in the ground.

 

And remember don't forget the water

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:sneaky2: she wont die...

 

Then why the question - LOL

 

:001_tt2:

 

Didn't see you you dug it, so hard to say yeah or nay. Even if it defoliates, it might have a chance. I moved a 16' tall birch in July once because it was free and was going to get discarded the next day.

 

In a 90 degree Farenheit area, and maybe just 28 inch wide root ball for the 3" diameter trunk.

 

Lost 2/3 the leaves in the weeks ahead, but came back the next summer will full leaves.

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