Pine is a valuable coniferous culture, which not only has a majestic and beautiful appearance, but is also a wonderful and useful natural air flavoring agent. With proper planting and proper care, the pine tree will decorate the site and delight its owners for many decades.
Transplanting a young coniferous tree from the nearest forest to your territory seems simple at first glance. Without appropriate experience in this matter, when digging out a seedling, you can damage the delicate roots and further planting in a new place, most likely, will end in the death of the pine. The thing is that only this coniferous beauty is endowed with a root system with one feature. When removing a young tree from the soil, its delicate roots cannot be outdoors for more than fifteen minutes. After exceeding this time interval, the roots of the tree die.
A place for planting pine trees should be chosen in an open, sunny area with light soil. Fertile and humus-rich soil will not work for this plant. When purchasing a coniferous seedling or digging it up on your own in a forest, it is necessary that the roots of the tree are during transportation along with an earthen clod and be wrapped in a damp cloth.
Planting a pine tree
If the tree planting site is located on an area with a high clay content, then it is recommended to fill the bottom of the planting hole with a drainage layer. It can consist of expanded clay, coarse river sand, broken brick or pebbles. The thickness of the drainage layer is at least 20-25 cm. Before planting, the pit must be watered abundantly and fertilized. Fertilizer "Kemira universal" is applied in the amount of 100 g for each seedling, and nitrogen-containing fertilizer - about 50 g.
When purchasing black pine or its varieties, it is necessary to choose a land plot with a neutral or slightly alkaline soil composition. In areas with acidic soil, you can add about 300 grams of lime to the planting hole, which neutralizes excess acidity. Lime must be thoroughly mixed with the ground in the hole, then poured abundantly with water and a tree can be planted.
It is recommended to plant seedlings in even rows with a distance between plantings depending on the type of coniferous trees. Between low-growing species, you need to leave at least 1.5 m, and between tall ones - about 4 m.
When planting mountain pine seedlings, you do not have to worry about the composition of the soil at the planting site, since this variety can grow in any area, even on rocky terrain. Pine of this species is frost-resistant, and also has strong immunity and resists pests and diseases. Mountain pines of dwarf species feel most favorably on personal plots, and are also an indispensable element of decor in the implementation of the ideas of landscape designers.
When to plant a pine
In order to see a coniferous plant in all its glory, you need to choose the most favorable time for planting it. Pine can be planted in spring and fall. In the spring - this is the end of April - the beginning of May, and in the fall - the end of August - the beginning of September.It is very important for autumn planting that the tree has time to take root before the onset of frost, then the seedling can survive the winter without complications.
When purchasing a pine seedling in a nursery, you can get advice from experienced specialists. They will tell you in detail about the planting procedure, maintenance conditions and rules for caring for a coniferous tree, and also advise the most suitable variety for the available land plot. For example, fast growing varieties are most suitable for planting near the house.
