Hey yall i planted a couple pine trees last week,i think white pine, i transplanted them from a woods about 10miles away had them transplanted within 30minutes. Watered about a gallon a piece, biggest tree was about 30inches tall, i looked at them all today and watered them another gallon. We had rain a couple times and had the ground is plenty moist, they all look to be as good as what they were before, i was wondering if anyone knew about survival rates? When i can be pretty sure they'll all live? I know it's early still but any info would help? Anything besides watering anything else i can do to help? Thanks in advance for any help!
Back in the mid 90's, I also transplanted some white pine trees. Five to be exact; they were from 3-4 feet tall. I marked the north side of the tree with a twist tie so I could plant them in the same orientation thinking it would be less of a shock to them. Only one did not survive, the other four are very healthy now! About four years ago, I transplanted one more white pine. This time, it was about 1 foot tall. It did not survive the winter.
Marking the north side, why didn't i think of that? Not a bad idea! I have 10, a couple that are less than a foot tall and most being 1.5to 2.5tall one week and they all look the same. I planted a couple right where there were old cow pies maybe better fertilized? Lol
How much root ball soil n all did you bring. A 4 foot tree with 4 inches of root vs 18" tree with 18" root ball makes a difference.
I took as much soil as i could on the three that i really wanted to survive as i could, probably a8 inch root ball of soil on those three and not very much on the other 7or so. My buddy took some of the same trees same situation and took all bare roots and his seem to be doing pretty well
Tons of white pine here. Grows like weeds spreading every place the pine cones fall. Easy to transplant if you get the little ones just as the ground thaws. Then just open a new spot with a spade and drop in the seedlings, press the sod back down and move on to the next one. Don't wait until they show signs of new growth.
White pines are pretty tough. Just keep them watered for the next few weeks and they should do fine. They do like well drained soil though!
Sounds like yo are doing the right things Keep it wet for the first couple weeks, then water occasionally as needed & Add some plant food/fertilizer. if it stays green thru summer, it should make it.
wild west, I thought it was the pine needles that made the soil acidic. I know my blueberries do better when I cover them with needles in fall they like acidic soil also.
