Planting query

[Mark Bolam]

We are felling a dead cedar next week which is TPO'd, so the TO has specced a replant.

 

The customer would like to plant a walnut instead.

 

The tree is at the centre of a small circular bed, so to plant it elsewhere would look odd.

The plan is a deep grind then plant the walnut exactly in it's spot. We will have a bit of time to play with.

 

Is there anything we can do to give the young tree a good start? I'd be looking to replace the grindings with topsoil, at least to a degree.

 

There is absolutely no clue as to how or why the cedar died.

 

 

[The avantgardener]

I have had very good establishment success using Biochar with the backfill. I think the product I used was called ‘Carbon Gold’, it was a compost/biochar mix. If you can wait a bit you could get a larger field grown bare root specimen for a lot less than a container grown one, it is then all about the aftercare.

[Radda]

When planting a tree into the same spot as a dead tree was removed the import thing is to know exactly what killed the previous tree, that way you can choose a tree which is less likely to become infected by the same pathogen.  It seems thats out of the question in this case.  Best thing is to hope the tree dies of natural causes.  You should consider looking up known pathogens that affect Cedar tree though and cross reference with Walnut.

 

In an ideal world it would be good to wait a year before planting in the same spot.  Again, it seems like you are in a bit of a hurry though which I can understand.

 

A good idea might be to grind the entire bed, and not just the spot where the stump is, making sure you remove all the roots and not just the main stump.  Remove all the grindings, not just some of them.  Add some compost into the top soil and hope for the best.

[Nimby]

You will need to discuss the change of species with the TO as this will affect the TPO. Also, plant during the 'planting season' November onwards.

[Gary Prentice]

Atlas cedar mark?

 

re. Replanting. If you’re replacing soil, it wouldn’t hurt to incorporate some nice mycorrhizal rich soil from a woodland/ mulch with cherry/hawthorn chip etc

[felixthelogchopper]

Remove all the empty Stella cans?

[Gary Prentice]

1 minute ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Remove all the empty Stella cans?

Stop picking on mark!

[Mark Bolam]

It’s a fair point, I’ve got Danny Mac in on the job.

[Mark Bolam]

Yes Gary, Atlas Cedar.

 

We won't be replanting till November at the earliest. We'll have until next March.

 

Hoping to catch up with the TO today about the species change.

[Gary Prentice]

If it succumbed to Sirococcus tsuga at least you’ve less worries about pathogens affecting the new planting.