Planting a Semi Mature Tree in Your Garden

If you are wanting to give your garden a new lease of life, adding trees to it is a great idea. Trees provide the garden with privacy, protection from bad weather in the winter as well as shade in the summer and also homes and food for many different types of creatures.

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Of course they also look beautiful. However, they can take a long time to grow and if you want instant results and the full benefits of a tree right from the start, then planting a semi-mature tree is the way to go.

You can get semi mature trees from places like this https://www.naturefirst.co.uk/semi-mature-trees and it is important that in order for them to thrive and be healthy that you get them off to a good start in their new home.

Firstly, make sure that your garden is suitable for the type of tree that you want to plant. The soil type and the position that you plant the tree in are two things that you need to think about when you are choosing the right tree for your garden.

Once you have established a suitable place for the tree or trees, then you need to dig a hole to plant them. The hole needs to be at least 1.5 times the diameter of the root ball and not any deeper than the root ball.

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Once you have dug the hole, carefully lower the tree into the hole that you have dug and fill in the hole. Keep the roots well watered, even if the weather is wet, as this helps the tree to settle.