As getting your trees ready for future challenges takes some planning and thorough investigation, right now is a great chance to learn more about tree care and planting.
The greatest way to do this is by learning more about your community. The Tree Doctors team would love to help you in your first step in planting and preparing your trees for the future!
STEP 1: Identifying your landscape
You should consider knowing what are the locations you want to have your tree planted, you should have a different location on your list since not all locations are appropriate in the long run to have for trees.
- Here are some suggested locations for you to explore where you’d want to plant your trees:Your own backyard
- School gardens
- City halls
- Library
- Streets or sidewalks
- Community center
- Church
- An apartment complex
- A free forest
STEP 2: Evaluate your site
After listing down or coming up with the potential sites you have picked, you need to determine which landscape would be the most appropriate for your tree. You should likewise check if there is a person who owns the land you’d like to use or if the locations you’ve chosen give you permission to plant trees.
Fully take note of how many and what kind of trees you’ll be planting. If you aren’t sure if you’repermitted to plant on the site you’ve picked, make sure to give a request or get written permission.
LOOK AROUND
Make sure to look around and check your site to know if the chosen area is best for the type of tree that you’re planting.
Things to consider while analyzing a site:
- Check if there are power cables hanging.
- The height of the tree/type of tree you are planning to plant.
- Do you see a road or sidewalk nearby?
- Are other trees nearby?
- Does enough sunlight reach the site?
- Planting area adequacy (for the size of tree at maturity).
- Is a water source nearby?
- If there are pipes underground.
- How fast the water seeps through the soil/type of soil.
STEP 3: Scheduling when you’ll plant your trees
The best season to plant your trees are either spring or fall, as these seasons ensure the tree will have a good chance to have strong growth and continued strength for many years.
To help you determine which date you’ll want to choose for your tree planting, check out and review the planting zone and map as well as weather!
STEP 4: Secure your permission to plant
Know the owner or caretaker of the location you wish to have your trees planted. There’s a good chance that the site you’ve chosen has an owner or a caretaker, so don’t forget to request permission and get authority to plant your trees.
We suggest you have a meeting with the owner and talk about matters related to your project. Secure written permission from the site owner, and sign the contract along with them.
STEP 5: Dealing with the trees you wish to plant
Get ready to plant, by knowing and prepping before the actual planting day comes. Make sure to check this stuff out of your to-do list before actually planting your tree!
- Time allotment (planning for your planting day)
- Gathering materials
- Preparing your site
- Choosing your trees
STEP 6: Caring for your trees
At this point, we’ve finally found a good home for your trees and we’re all prepped for the future, but let’s not just stop at that, we shouldn’t just forget about our trees. Now we need to take care of it and help it grow properly.
Here are some main things we need to know when caring about our trees:
- Water intake
- Mulch
- Aftercare routine
- Daily care routine
- Tree shelters
- Care calendar (to track your trees)
Well, that’s a great read! The team now knows you’re ready for the next step. We hope the Tree Doctors helped you on setting up your tree for its future. We would love to be a part of your adventure, feel freeto contact or email us, the TREE DOCTORS!
