How to Plant Your New Tree

A Good Start

Tree Needs

What do trees need?

• Space• Air• Sunlight• Water• Nutrients

The whole tree needs

space

The whole tree needs

space

The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect

sunlight

The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect

sunlight

The roots of the tree

collect water from the soil

The roots of the tree

collect water from the soil

The roots of the tree collect

nutrients from the soil

The roots of the tree collect

nutrients from the soil

The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect

carbon dioxide from the air

The leaves or “crown” of a tree collect

carbon dioxide from the air

Babysit Your TreeThe 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 HomeWhat kind of tree is it?

Choose Your Tree’s New HomeWhat 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 HomeWhere 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

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©2009 LEAF Program and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry

Wisconsin Center for Environmental EducationCollege of Natural ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Pointwww.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

Steven Katovich, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

Thomas D. "Tom" Landis, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org