Tree Planting for Arbor Day2 - University of Wisconsin
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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 leaves or “crown” of a tree collect sunlight The whole tree needs space The roots of the tree collect nutrients from the soil The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect carbon dioxide from the air The roots of the tree collect water from the soil Babysit Your Tree The 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 Home What kind of tree is it? Choose Your Tree’s New Home What 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 Home Where 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 Education College of Natural Resources University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point www.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 Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Thomas D. "Tom" Landis, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
