>
>It's not all uncommon for trees to fall over in a storm due to poor
>root distribution after being planted badly.Trees/shrubs that have been
>bought / provided in containers are the most prone to this
>
>The people
>planting are usually afraid to tease the roots out and ensure a good
>spatial distribution. Eucalypts are especially prone to this fault.
>
Exactly right. Nursery stock of 5- or 10-gallons should be the limit,
then encourge sufficient root growth by watering in a circular trench just
beyond the canopy of the tree as it grows.
But, most people here want "instant landsacping" and opt for the 25- to
40-gallon transplanted boxed specimens, which never root sufficiently no matter
what you do.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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