Perfect Time For Planting

If you've been considering planting a new tree or shrub on your property, now is the best time to select your favorite tree and have it planted!

Spring is ideal for planting trees thanks to several factors:

First, mild temperatures and seasonal rainfall provide optimal conditions for root establishment before the summer heat sets in. In fact, these cooler temperatures can assist in reducing transplant shock, and aid trees in adapting to their new environment.

Second, soil post-winter is moist and workable, allowing roots to spread and absorb nutrients easily. And because trees planted during spring align well with their natural growth cycle on the Cape, these new trees have a full season to develop their strong roots and prepare for harsher winter weather.

Lastly, nursery stock of desired trees and shrubs is most plentiful during the spring season. Selecting from the widest variety, and the healthiest stock, is easiest when nurseries are stocked and selling for the spring growing season.

Arborist's Spotlight

7 Trees To Consider Planting This Season

Magnolia Grandiflora, 'Bracken's Brown Beauty', boasts dark green and cinnamon colored leathery foliage with exotically fragrant creamy white flowers.

Eastern Redbud, native to the US eastern woodlands, offers a bold landscape statement with its unique branching, graceful crown, and burst of rosy pink flowers during spring.

Panicle Hydrangea are known for their cold hardiness and striking white, pale-green, or pink flower heads. Showy, low-maintenance, and easy to care for, this small flowering tree is a wonderful late season bloomer for pollinating insects.

Common Lilac, "Queen of Shrubs", is extremely beautiful, hardy, highly fragrant with its sweet lilac aroma, and easy to care for—a win for any garden.

Tree Planting Care & Maintenance

How our Arborists plant new trees

Planting a new tree or shrub properly is just the first step in nurturing a new plant's life on your property. Providing ongoing care and maintenance for new trees is just as important as the planting.

First and foremost, our arborists will begin by helping you select the right location and tree species for your site.

Prior to planting, our team will prepare the soil by removing competing vegetation and digging a wide and deep enough hole specific to the tree or shrub selected.

Next, we'll handle the root ball with care, removing unwanted packaging, pruning root tips, and carefully planting the tree at a correct depth.

Lastly in the process, our planting team will backfill with enriched moist soil, stake when required, mulch around the base ensuring the root flare is properly exposed, and provide a deep watering as needed by newly planted trees.

And finally, to provide ongoing support, our arborists will assist you in establishing a successful watering regimen, reapplying mulch when needed, assist with the timing of stakes removal, early pruning, seasonal fertilizer, identifying pest protection, and monitoring for signs of healthy growth, vigor, or disease and stress.

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Ginkgo Biloba, 'Maidenhair Tree', is an unusual ornamental tree famous for its pleasing shape and colorful, unique foliage. Both pest and draught resistance, ginkgos thrive in urban areas.

Japanese Umbrella Pine, an iconic, slow-growing evergreen conifer, is loved for its whimsically shaped, soft-to-touch, deeply green glossy needles. Considered a distinctive and beautiful landmark of any yard it's planted in.

American Sycamore, a grand, stately shade tree best for a larger site, can grow upwards of 75-100 feet tall and several feet wide in trunk diameter. Recognized by its striking bark colors and textures, this magnificent tree is loved by both people and birds alike.

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