how do I go about planting a plum tree?

Answer 1

A Yahoo search for "plum tree care" (include the quotation marks in the search box) yields 237 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a little time exploring, I'm sure that you will quickly find the information you seek.

Good luck with your search.

Answer 2

"Restore" gave you excellent directions and will probably earn your 10 points. However, one correction: do plant the tree at the same level it was growing in the nursery, not higher than the ground level.
Give it a good soaking once a week until the ground freezes. Next year you will not need to water it at all.

I recommend putting a mouse guard on your tree. Mice tunnel under the snow and eat the bark of tender young trees. If they girdle it, your tree dies. Take it off in spring (insects get under it), put it on again in fall. Repeat until the bark toughens up.

Prune away any suckers that grow from the base of the tree.

Answer 3

For trees in containers:
1. Choose safe and clear site before digging.
2. Leave tree in container, keep soil in container moist, and protect from the sun until ready to plant.
3. Clear turf and other vegetation from an area three times the diameter of the container.
4. Dig a hole twice as wide and about one inch shallower than the trees root ball. This prevents the tree from settling low in the ground. Top of root ball will be slightly higher than surrounding soil surface when tree is planted.
5. Roughen the sides and bottom of the planting hole by hitting them with the edge of your shovel. Smooth walls are like glass to tiny root tips-they need to cling to a rough spot.
6. (If using amendments, organic compost is best.) Mix thoroughly one part amendment to 3 parts native soil. Mix completely and have in a pile on top of a tarp next to hole.
7. Hit bottom and sides of container with shovel to loosen tree, tip on its side, and gently remove it. Protect leaves and branches.
8. Gently massage outside of root ball to loosen roots; if they are tangled and/or circling, cut them and spread them apart.
9. Place tree in hole and turn it so the branches face the direction you desire.
10. Straighten tree by tilting root ball in hole.
11. Fill area around root ball with soil up to the top of the hole, packing down loose soil as you fill. Do not cover top of the root ball with soil.
12. Untie and remove square or round nursery stake. Fill stake hole gently with soil.
13. If the tree needs support or protection from winds or hazards such as lawn mowers or bicycles, you will need to stake it. Use a sledgehammer to pound in a stake on either side of the tree outside of the root ball. If winds are a problem, stakes should be placed opposite each other, at right angles to the wind direction. Stakes should be no taller than needed to hold the tree upright.
14. Secure tree to stakes with ties. (These ties should not be bare wire. Rather they sells adjustable ties made from wire covered with rubber to protect the bark of the tree. These are best.) Make sure tree is loose enough to be able to sway in the wind. Remove stakes after one year or as soon as the tree can support itself. If it needs ongoing protection from mechanical injury such as weed whips or lawn mowers, you can buy or make a protective barrier around the base of the trunk; a large mulched basin around the trunk is even better.
15. Form a doughnut-shaped watering basin with remaining soil around the edge of the rootball to direct water to roots.
16. Fill basin three times with water, allowing water to drain through completely each time.
17. Cover the entire planting area with a layer of mulch at least 2 inches deep. Mulch will act as a sponge to absorb water and prevent it from evaporating. Mulching will also control weeds and add nutrients to the soil. Leave a four inch circle around the trunk clear of mulch.

Answer 4

Plum seeds? (or pits)

Answer 5

My word of advice is don't get one unless you are willing to put up with all the thorns that grow on the limbs. They have to be trimmed and it's very painful when you get stuck with one.

Answer 6

you dig a lil' hole, then you put your cute lil' ol' plant in, then put 'pile' the dirt on top, yep, that's right, you pat it ALL down, then you put water it on it. (Yep - crazy, huh?)

Answer 7

dig hole wider then root ball

insert root ball

water

cover

plant level