Pine is a very beautiful tree, and in our time it has become very fashionable to plant pines in your garden. Some people think that it is very difficult to take care of a pine tree, although only mountain-gardeners can say that. The main thing is to properly and timely make planting of pine seedlings, and how to do it now we'll figure it out.
How to plant a pine in autumn?
First of all, you should precisely determine the type of pine . Very popular pine "mountain", it is short and has a very beautiful shape of the crown, it is often used in landscape design.
The timing of planting trees and pines in autumn: the most favorable time for planting is the middle of September. If you plant your seedlings in a later time, then the roots may not have time to settle down in a new place. To prevent the freezing of a young plant, be sure to wrap the tree with a spunbond . And remove the shelter in about the middle of April. Spanbond will save a young seedling from the cold, and then - and from the first rays of the sun.
Planting of pine seedlings in autumn
To plant a mountain pine or pine of any other species in the autumn, you need to first pick up the right place and prepare the soil. Pine trees love light very much and can not stand darkness at all. And the soil should be light. We must remember one very important detail - the roots of pine die in the open air after 10 minutes.
If your land is heavy, then before planting a seedling of pine, make from the expanded clay or broken brick and sand drainage of centimeters 20. Very well in the pit to add compost fertilizer - 100-150 g. Some species of pine, such as "black" or "Weymutova ", Like alkaline soils, when planting them in the pit, add 250-300 g of lime, mix it with fertile soil, water, then plant the pine seedlings.
To plant pine seedlings, dig a pit with a diameter of at least 1 m and a depth of 55-60 cm. If you have a very large seedling, the pit may be larger - so that the root system can fit freely in it.
Very carefully, so as not to damage the earthen, we take the seedling and carefully lower it into the pit. When planting the root neck should not be buried, it should be at the level of the soil. After planting immediately need to pour a lot of wood. Remember one more thing: trees that are 4-5 years old are best suited.
If you decided to plant a coniferous forest on your plot of land, remember that the distance between large trees should be at least 4 m, between small stunted pines - at least 2 m.