Planting Trees/bushes (house, landscaping, live)

[roxxy38]

Hi all,
Does anyone know when is the proper time of year to plant trees. I seen some Christmas trees in sacks and was wondering if this is the right time of year for them to get planted. I really want to put a couple of small xmas trees in my yard. When I had bushes planted in my moms cemetary the person I hired planted them in October.

Thanks,
roxy

[Jungle George]

Originally Posted by roxxy38

Hi all,
Does anyone know when is the proper time of year to plant trees. I seen some Christmas trees in sacks and was wondering if this is the right time of year for them to get planted. I really want to put a couple of small xmas trees in my yard. When I had bushes planted in my moms cemetary the person I hired planted them in October.

Thanks,
roxy

Hi Roxxy!! It's a little too late to plant trees...I would wait 'til March or so (when the ground thaws & rains start) to give them a "running start" of a full growing season so they can "root in" & establish. If you have them in burlap, make sure to keep the rootball watered through the winter & keep them in a "sheltered" area of the yard (out of the cold drying wind).

Even down here I caution people about planting in our "cooler" months. A lot of the tropicals & sub-tropicals go dormant or semi-dormant during this time & colder temps can injure or kill a plant that's not acclimated & established!!

[roxxy38]

Originally Posted by Jungle George

Hi Roxxy!! It's a little too late to plant trees...I would wait 'til March or so (when the ground thaws & rains start) to give them a "running start" of a full growing season so they can "root in" & establish. If you have them in burlap, make sure to keep the rootball watered through the winter & keep them in a "sheltered" area of the yard (out of the cold drying wind).

Even down here I caution people about planting in our "cooler" months. A lot of the tropicals & sub-tropicals go dormant or semi-dormant during this time & colder temps can injure or kill a plant that's not acclimated & established!!

Well maybe I should wait until February or March before I make my purchase. I just love all the trees that I am seeing and cant wait to plant.

Thanks for the information JG.

[Jungle George]

Originally Posted by roxxy38

Well maybe I should wait until February or March before I make my purchase. I just love all the trees that I am seeing and cant wait to plant.

Thanks for the information JG.

They ARE beautiful!! I'm jealous!! The only "evergreen-type" trees we have down here are those scraggy pines in the wild areas!!

[poconoproud]

A good place to get your trees from when you're ready is AJ Nursery in Saylorsburg. they have good prices, and will deliver and plant the trees for you.

A&J Nursery

[roxxy38]

Originally Posted by poconoproud

A good place to get your trees from when you're ready is AJ Nursery in Saylorsburg. they have good prices, and will deliver and plant the trees for you.

A&J Nursery

thanks for the website. I am putting it in my favorites and will call them for their landscaping quotes.

[I LOVE PA!]

Roxy...your best bet is to hire someone...you won't be able to get a shovel in the ground here in The Hideout. Another problem we have here is that the deer eat EVERYTHING! Forget flowers...window boxes or the boxes for deck railings are OK, as well as hanging plants on your beautiful porch. The deer even eat bushes of sorts, so whoever you get, make sure they know what is deer resistent in The Hideout. I think The Hideout deer eat more than most deer in other parts too for reasons I don't know! since you have a modular, another thing to tackle is they put a bed of large rocks in front of your house for the crne to sit on when they place your house. This bed of rock is usually covered with a layer of smaller rock or soil. Makes planting harder unless you build up an area.
Saylorsburg is over an hour away from our area. Local picks would be Wilmots and Yard Art. Yard Art is run by a woman and she does beautiful work but can be expensive. Wilmots would definitely know what to plant so the deer don't eat it. It would be a shame to spend money and have the deer chew away and then they call their friends and they call their friends....

[Summering]

Originally Posted by I LOVE PA!

Roxy...your best bet is to hire someone...you won't be able to get a shovel in the ground here in The Hideout. Another problem we have here is that the deer eat EVERYTHING! Forget flowers...window boxes or the boxes for deck railings are OK, as well as hanging plants on your beautiful porch. The deer even eat bushes of sorts, so whoever you get, make sure they know what is deer resistent in The Hideout. I think The Hideout deer eat more than most deer in other parts too for reasons I don't know! since you have a modular, another thing to tackle is they put a bed of large rocks in front of your house for the crne to sit on when they place your house. This bed of rock is usually covered with a layer of smaller rock or soil. Makes planting harder unless you build up an area.
Saylorsburg is over an hour away from our area. Local picks would be Wilmots and Yard Art. Yard Art is run by a woman and she does beautiful work but can be expensive. Wilmots would definitely know what to plant so the deer don't eat it. It would be a shame to spend money and have the deer chew away and then they call their friends and they call their friends....

Your so right the little buggers eat everything. On steps, around homes....
Only planters on the deck, if high enough work. If very hungry they will eat the trees that they usually don't........
However the Pine trees they didn't touch at all along the side of the property, nor certain other evergreen trees.......