Before planting, I want to give my reminder that if there’s something wrong with your trees, then contact an arborist. Don’t hire a landscaper to check on your trees or prune them. Landscapers are wonderful, but they don’t have the knowledge, skills or licenses to care for trees. Emily Henderson shared her experience of paying her gardener to prune her trees a few years ago (spoiler: he nearly killer her trees) and ruined their back yard. Tree care isn’t cheap, so plan on getting each tree pruned every 5 - 7 years.
One thing you can do to care for your trees and to give them the best chance at a long life is to plant them properly. The best time for you to plant might be the summer, but the best time for trees is in early spring or fall (really any time during dormancy). Following that schedule is best, but I know that’s not always realistic, so do what you can.
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