It's a little baby potted pine tree. Any advice on how to plant and take care of this little guy?
2007-12-28 11:27:10 · 7 answers · asked by lizette811 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Pine trees are great for lumber and pulp wood. A real trash tree in a yard.
Suggest you give it away or trash it. Get yourself a fruit tree, blueberry bush or ornamental.
2007-12-28 12:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by Charley Horse 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Keep it watered....for now...and when spring comes around plant it.
Dig the hole that is twice the root ball...add water to the hole, and then put the tree in the hole,(make sure that if your root ball is in a burlap bag or some kind of bag to hold the roots and dirt) that you cut the bag/sack away from the root ball and loosen up the roots then you can put it into the hole and put the dirt back that you've dug up, and make sure you pack the dirt and (don't leave any air holes for if you do your roots will dry out and your tree will die). Then...lay news paper around the tree about 5 sheets thick and put mulch down, make a little small ditch around the trunk of your little tree (this helps the water to get to the root system...and water it . You will have to water it more during the hot seasons...
I hope this helps...I wish I could just show you how..but I hope all that I have posted makes sense
2007-12-28 16:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by cauldronkeeper64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only offer advice on how I would handle it. I would re-pot it in a slightly larger pot. If the pot it's in now is 12" diameter then move it up to a 14" pot. Water well. I would keep it in a garage or basement for a couple of days while it recovers from transplant shock. Then move it outside into a shaded area ( porch, etc ) for a couple of days and then you can move the pot out into the yard where it gets sun. Keep it watered over the winter. Once the ground is workable in the springtime, plant it outside.
You might want to insulate the pot by wrapping it with bubble wrap to keep it from freezing or if you have a spot, maybe near the foundation of your house, that isn't frozen you could sink the pot into the ground over the winter. Then plant it out in spring.
2007-12-28 13:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Sword Lily 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At this point, you cant. After purchasing the tree, you should cut off about 1 inch from the bottom and immediately place it in water. The fresh cut end will allow the tree to start sucking up water and help to keep the needles on longer. But, even if this was done and you have kept the water from going below the fresh cut end, the needles will still continue to fall. Some trees are cut a long time before being put for sale. They have lots of time to dry out. Do not spray with hair spray, you just create a bigger fire hazard .
2016-05-27 14:12:32 · answer #4 · answered by tonya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know a lot about trees, but I have a couple pines and all I had to do was dig a hole and put it in. The damn things are almost indestructible.
2007-12-28 11:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by jwplaster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did it come with any instructions????
I'd say plant it now if the ground isn't too frozen.... water it plenty (don't forget to water it all winter...)
2007-12-28 11:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mary G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-12-28 12:11:16 · answer #7 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋