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byScottAllenCountyLineOctober2011www.CountyLineMagazine.netCoolweatheristhebesttimeforplantingmostwoodystemshrubsandtrees.Aproperlyplantedandmaintainedshrubwillgrowfasterandlivelongerthanonethatisincorrectlyplanted.Shrubscanbeplantedalmostanytimeoftheyearaslongasthetime.Thisgivestheshrubachancetoestablishnewrootsbeforesummerarrivesandthegroundhardensanddries.Whenspringarrivestheshrubisreadytogrow.yourenjoymentandtheirlong-termgrowth.BeforeplantingyourshrubsandtreesconsidertheirmaturehouseorotherbuildingsandplantsWilltheyprovidesuretokeepyourneighborsinmind.Considerhowtheplacementofshrubswillaffectexistinggardens.Intimewilltheyobstructdrivewaysorsidewalkslowerthantherootball.ashovelsothatrootscanpenetratetheexist-ingsoil.endandthetrunkbeginsto1abovethegroundmakingsurenottocoveritunlessrootsareexposed.tapthesoiltocollapseairpocketsoraddwatertohelpsettlethesoil.orsoofespeciallyhotordryweatherwatchyourshrubscloselyforsignsofmoisturestress.Ifyouseeleafwiltingorhardsoilslowlysatu-ratetheshrubwithwaterallowingthewatertosoakin.Thiswillencouragedeeprootgrowth.Keeptheareaundertheshrubsmulched.Somespeciesofevergreenshrubsmayneedprotec-tionagainstwintersunandwind.Athoroughwater-mended.Sometimeslargershrubsneedpruningtoallowmorelighttoenterthecanopy.Smallbranchescanberemovedeasilywithhandpruners.Majorpruningshouldbedoneinlatewinterorearlyspring.Atthistimetheshrubismorelikelytobleedassapisrisingthroughtheplant.Thisisactuallygoodandwillhelppreventmanydiseasesfromenteringthecut.Heavypruninginthelatesummermayre-ducetheshrubswinterhardiness.IfindoubtaboutyourabilitytopruneproperlycontactRobersions.Hardyplantsandtoughevergreenscanalsobedam-agedbyprolongedspellsofseverecoldwhensoilbe-plantsdiefromlackofmoisture.Evergreenplantsbasestokeepthesoilfrost-free.Thiswillallowthemtotakeupmoistureduringperiodsofcoldweatherandstopthemfrombecomingdehydrated.Winterisoneofthebesttimestoplanttreesandshrubsandtheselectionisbestatthistime.Yournewtreesandshrubswillusethewinterdormantseasontoestablishnewroots.Whenspringarrivesingatreeisagoodthingformanyreasons.Treesintherightlocationcansaveyoumoneyonyourutilitybills.Inthesummertreesshadeyourroofandwin-dowsandalsocooltheairaroundyourhome.Inthewinterevergreenscanblockcoldwindsandprovideshelterforweakerplants.26groundisnotfrozenbutlatefallorwinteristhebestProperplacementofshrubsandtreesiscriticalforsize.WhentheymaturewilltheybetooclosetoyourtoomuchshadeforyourowergardensAlsobeDigaholethatistwiceaswideandslightlyshal-RoughenthesidesandbottomoftheholewithPlacetherootballinthehole.LeavethetopoftherootballwheretherootsDonotsetshrubstoodeep.AsyouaddsoiltollinaroundtheshrublightlyBesuretowaterthoroughlyafterplanting.Fortherstyearortwoespeciallyafteraweekinginthefallbeforethegroundfreezesisrecom-comesfrozen.Rootsareunabletotakeupwaterandwillbenetfromathicklayerofmulcharoundtheiryourtreesandshrubswillbewellontheirway.Plant-LandscapingDuringFallandWintercomewithyourshrub.IfspecicinstructionsRobersionsislocatedat1732PeachtreePkwy.Formoreinformationcall770-844-1937orvisitwww.robersions.com.Carefullyfollowtheplantinginstructionsthatarenotavailablefollowthesetips