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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: Oldyellar on November 16, 2015, 05:29:10 pm

Title: Conifers
Post by: Oldyellar on November 16, 2015, 05:29:10 pm

Hi guys needing some advice
I've got a peice if land I would like to Plant a row of 6ft conifers along the border for privacy.
How to I go about planting them would I just dig a trench? Fill it of soil and fire the trees in?
How far apart do the need to be it's about 100m at a guess. Chees john

Title: Re: Conifers
Post by: Creagan on November 18, 2015, 08:39:54 am

They sound quite mature if they're 6ft.
Best to dig a bigger hole than you think, tease out the root ball (assume it's well bagged up), consider adding something to the soil that you put back, and consider stakes and/or tubes to support and protect thr trees.

At 6ft I'm guessing they weren't cheap so you don't want to cut any corners.