Wentworth Tree & Shrub Planting guide

Dig hole 50% wider and only as deep as the rootball.

Mix the soil.

Sandy Soil
  • Prepare soil by mixing
  • 1/3 existing Soil
  • 1/3 Soil Conditioner/Leaf Gro
  • 1/3 Topsoil
  • 1 cup of Espoma Bio-tone Plus
Clay Soil
  • Prepare soil by mixing
  • 1/3 existing Soil,
  • 1/3 Soil Conditioner/ Leaf Gro
  • 1/3 Sand or Gypsum
  • 1 cup of Bio-tone
Remove plant from container.
Cut through roots slightly. Make three or four one inch deep cuts. Gently pull roots apart.
Center plant in hole 1 to 2 inches above grade. Keep roots spread out.

Water thorough with a slow soaking.

Apply a 2-3 inch layer of Wentworth’s Shredded Hardwood Mulch.

Center plant in hole 1 to 2 inches above grade. Cut & remove all cord. Loosen and rollback 2/3 of the rootball.

Backfill with soil mix
2/3 existing soil
1/3 Soil Conditioner
1-2 Cups of Bio-tone
Use Plant Stakes.
Pack firmly. Make a
saucer of soil around plant.

Water thorough with a slow soaking.
Apply a 2-3 inch layer of Wentworth’s Shredded Hardwood Mulch. Keep from actual contact with plant trunk.
Drive stakes into firm ground. (never into the rootball) Use wire covered with rubber hose to make tree stable. Remove all staking apparatus when tree is established. (about one year)

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