Ordered some trees

Sanders · 05-07-2008, 03:15 PM

I wanted to plant a couple cherry blossom trees in the yard, but all the ones I could find at the nursery's were $150-$200.

I did a google search and found the Arbor Day Foundation's website and ordered 2 trees for $16/ea. Then, by joining for another $5, I got $9 off my order and a FREE red maple tree.

So, does that make me a tree hugger, now?

http://www.arborday.org/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?id=9

hangfire · 05-07-2008, 03:22 PM

It's cheaper to swipe a "cutting"! Dip the end in "rootone", and grow yer own.

flopshot · 05-07-2008, 04:14 PM

you're probably going to get bare root trees. big difference in price.

Sanders · 05-07-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by flopshot

you're probably going to get bare root trees. big difference in price.

They are bare root. They were out of potted trees, but the difference in price was around $5..

flopshot · 05-07-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanders

They are bare root. They were out of potted trees, but the difference in price was around $5..

i meant compared to the B&B trees at 150.00 - 200.00.
i've had pretty good luck with the bare root stock and the prices are low enough to offset the mortality rate.

Sanders · 05-07-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by flopshot

i meant compared to the B&B trees at 150.00 - 200.00.
i've had pretty good luck with the bare root stock and the prices are low enough to offset the mortality rate.

Well, I hope these little trees make it.

I am going to put an order in with the Forest Service in September for some more trees. Of the 49 Scotch pines I planted 5 years ago, only about 15 are still alive. Most were killed by the dog, gophers, and a bad hail storm. When I got them, they were the size of pencils. I have a couple that are about 3 ft. high, now.

My biggest one got killed by gophers, though.

Pogo · 05-07-2008, 08:26 PM

Dang, I just go out in the woods and dig whatever tree I want unless it is some kind of exotic tree. And most varieties in the U.S. grow in this area wild.

flopshot · 05-08-2008, 06:43 AM

i've planted around 100 longleaf pines that i dug up here and there. it's a difficult tree to transplant as the tap root is already over a foot long when the tree looks like a clump of grass. i blue flag them and water weekly for the first year then fertilize with 10-10-10 every february. i'm trying to get the entire area back to longleaf pine and dogwood with a couple ornamentals tossed in. it's not something you take on with the expectation of instant gratification.

HorseSoldier176 · 05-08-2008, 01:59 PM

I tried "ordering" some trees to cut themselves down, and into nice cords, but they ignored me.

Pogo · 05-08-2008, 04:18 PM

My favorite trees are sweet gum, pin oak, and beech. But beech is very, very slow growing.

05-07-2008, 03:15 PM	#1
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,557	Ordered some trees I wanted to plant a couple cherry blossom trees in the yard, but all the ones I could find at the nursery's were $150-$200. I did a google search and found the Arbor Day Foundation's website and ordered 2 trees for $16/ea. Then, by joining for another $5, I got $9 off my order and a FREE red maple tree. So, does that make me a tree hugger, now? http://www.arborday.org/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?id=9 __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

05-07-2008, 08:26 PM	#7
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,997	Dang, I just go out in the woods and dig whatever tree I want unless it is some kind of exotic tree. And most varieties in the U.S. grow in this area wild. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*

05-08-2008, 01:59 PM	#9
HorseSoldier176 Retired Soldier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Central PA Posts: 14,148	I tried "ordering" some trees to cut themselves down, and into nice cords, but they ignored me. __________________ Free citizens are armed citizens, but only armed citizens are truly free! Bruce R. Gadbois 2008

05-07-2008, 03:22 PM	#2
hangfire Home on the range Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 17,287	It's cheaper to swipe a "cutting"! Dip the end in "rootone", and grow yer own.

05-07-2008, 04:14 PM	#3
flopshot Constitutional bigot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,812	you're probably going to get bare root trees. big difference in price.

05-08-2008, 06:43 AM	#8
flopshot Constitutional bigot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,812	i've planted around 100 longleaf pines that i dug up here and there. it's a difficult tree to transplant as the tap root is already over a foot long when the tree looks like a clump of grass. i blue flag them and water weekly for the first year then fertilize with 10-10-10 every february. i'm trying to get the entire area back to longleaf pine and dogwood with a couple ornamentals tossed in. it's not something you take on with the expectation of instant gratification.

05-08-2008, 04:18 PM	#10
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,997	My favorite trees are sweet gum, pin oak, and beech. But beech is very, very slow growing.