Planting a pine tree in the fall from the forest, choosing a tree, preparing a site, care

To plant a pine tree on your property, it is not necessary to buy a seedling from a nursery. If there is a small viable tree in the nearby forest, you can use this planting material. It will be useful for novice gardeners to learn how to properly plant a pine tree taken from the forest in the fall, and what kind of care the young tree will require.

Content:

• Is it possible to transplant trees from the forest?
• When is it possible and when is it better to replant pine and spruce trees?
• How to choose a suitable tree
• Where is the best place to plant pine?
• Planting a pine tree in autumn from the forest
• Replanting a pine tree in winter
• Features of transplanting mountain and Crimean pines
• What care does the seedling require?
• How to plant a pine tree in a pot

Is it possible to transplant trees from the forest?

Transplanting wild trees is often accompanied by their death, since they are painfully tolerant of changing conditions. And yet this is possible if you take into account some factors affecting the viability of the tree.

To planting pine from the forest turned out to be successful; it is better to do this in early spring or late autumn. During these periods, the pine tree is in a dormant state and does not react so vividly to the changes that have occurred around it.

When is it possible and when is it better to replant pine and spruce trees?

The most successful transplants of coniferous trees from the forest occur either in March-April or in October-November.Spring replanting promotes quick returns - within a month the owners of the site will be able to admire the reviving tree.

However, transplants are more successful in the autumn months.

During winter hibernation, the young pine tree has time to better adapt to new conditions.

How to choose a suitable tree

For transplanting to a personal plot, you should choose low pines. The optimal height of the tree is 60-100 cm. It is important to consider that a small seedling is much easier to deliver to your home. The desired age of the transplanted tree is 3-5 years.

Older trees may not adapt to new conditions, and young pines do not have sufficient viability to easily tolerate transplantation.

Dig out a pine tree with a bayonet shovel, plunging it into the ground at a distance of 50-60 cm from the trunk. You should dig deep enough to avoid damaging the root system. The length of the root is most often identical to the height of the seedling.

A properly dug seedling should have a lump of earth weighing about 20 kg on its roots.

In addition to a shovel, you need to take with you a large piece of cloth and water. Immediately after digging up the seedling, a lump of earth enveloping its root system is wrapped in wet cloth. Otherwise, bare roots may die within 10-15 minutes.

Let's watch a video about replanting a pine tree:

Where is the best place to plant pine?

To plant a pine tree from the forest on your personal plot, you should carefully choose a suitable location. You should not dig a hole for a young tree in a place exposed to the winds. Pine is a forest tree, and drafts are not a common occurrence for it.

Young seedlings transferred to unusual conditions are especially sensitive to gusts of cold wind.The location for the pine tree should be fairly quiet, but bright. Needles can be planted in the garden next to fruit trees or near a house, the walls of which will protect it from drafts.

However, you should not plant pine closer than 5 meters from the wall. As the tree's root system develops, it can destroy the foundation.

It is advisable to choose a place with a slight slope. It is also important to remember the distance. There should be a distance of at least 2.5 meters between trees. If you plan to grow a tall pine tree, you should retreat at least 4.5 meters from other trees.

Pine and spruce trees actively take all the moisture from the soil. Other plants do not take root under such trees. It is advisable to take this fact into account before choosing a future site for planting.

Black soil, ideal for fruit trees, is completely unsuitable for needles. Pine needs sandy soil to provide drainage for its root system. It is important to consider the level of groundwater in the area.

If underground rivers are close enough to the surface, the tree may die a few years after transplantation. This is due to the fact that its deepened root system will begin to rot.

Planting a pine tree in autumn from the forest

For a young pine tree you need to dig a fairly large hole. A lump of earth brought on the root system and crushed stone bedding should fit there. The recommended depth is at least 70 cm. A small amount of natural fertilizer - horse or cow manure - can be placed at the bottom of the hole.

Manure must be sprinkled with a layer of soil - otherwise the root system may burn. Gardeners advise using crushed stone for drainage. When planting, the hole is filled with crushed stone to a depth of 15-10 cm.
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A seedling dug up in the forest should not be stored outside the soil for a long time.It is best to plant the tree on the same day it is dug up. Moreover, they plant a pine tree together with a piece of cloth in which its roots and a lump of earth were wrapped.

Over time, this tissue will rot and further fertilize the soil. Before placing the seedling in the hole, pour half a bucket of water into it.

At the end of planting, the soil around is mulched. Gardeners recommend using forest needles for this - they serve as an excellent natural antiseptic and repel parasites.

If transplantation occurs in the spring, immediately before planting the seedling, add 20-25 g of nitrogen fertilizer to the hole. After 2 weeks, its active components will begin to actively promote the growth of the tree.

Transplantation in the autumn occurs without such feeding, since there is no need to “wake up” a tree ready for hibernation.

The planted tree should be immediately filled with plenty of water. The tree needs to be constantly watered for 7-10 days. If sub-zero temperatures are not expected, the soil around the seedling should always be in the state of a small swamp.

Experienced gardeners advise not to neglect the orientation of the pine tree relative to the cardinal directions. To do this, before going into the forest, you need to take a compass with you and determine the paws pointing north. To avoid confusion, a bright ribbon is tied to them.

When planting a seedling on your site, you should make sure that the same branches are directed to the north.

Let's watch an interesting video about transplanting a pine tree from the forest in the fall:

Replanting a pine tree in winter

Many gardeners believe that the best time to replant forest needles is winter. The tree is dug up with a large lump of frozen soil, without exposing the root system.

In this case, young trees 1-2 years old are selected. With such a transplant, the plant takes root 2 times faster.

Features of transplanting mountain and Crimean pines

Mountain and Crimean pines are quite popular varieties of needles. They are valued for their decorative properties, which are actively used to create various kinds of landscape designs.

Transplanting these varieties has some features:

• light-loving mountain - you can plant it even in a shaded place, it will still take root, although it will not develop as quickly as we would like;
• Crimean - less frost-resistant, and therefore requires more careful protection from frost in winter.

What care does the seedling require?

In the first weeks after transplantation, the seedling requires frequent and fairly abundant watering. You should not flood the tree “up to your ears” once a day. It is better to water it in doses several times a day, constantly maintaining a relatively high level of soil moisture.

If the winter is dry and snowless, the tree needs to be watered even in frosty weather. However, there is no need to fill it abundantly; it is enough to provide a minimum amount of humidity. During this period, the plant is dormant, so there is no urgent need for a large amount of moisture.

If the owners do not plan to grow a tall tree, the pine tree needs to be pruned. All young branches are shortened by a third. A similar procedure is repeated every 2 years. As a result, the site will have dense and lush, but low pine.

For the first 2 years after transplantation, the roots of the seedling should be protected from frost.

This is especially important when it comes to trees transplanted in the fall. The lower part of the trunk and the ground around the seedling are wrapped in spandex or burlap.

Young pine trees need feeding. To do this, seedlings are fertilized with complex mineral mixtures.1-2 handfuls of fertilizer are thrown under the tree and watered with water for better absorption. The procedure is carried out 2 times a year - in spring and autumn.

Gradually, a litter of crumbling needles forms under the tree. Under no circumstances should it be removed. This “carpet” serves as an excellent fertilizer and reliable protection against harmful insects. In addition, coniferous litter retains moisture well.

How to plant a pine tree in a pot

A small coniferous tree in the apartment helps purify the air and gives it a pleasant resinous aroma. This home decoration can be purchased at a nursery or flower shop. If you wish, you can try to transplant a small seedling from the forest.

The transplantation procedure is similar to planting a pine tree on a personal plot. The main difference is the choice of pine. The pot requires seedlings of the appropriate size.

Also, the forest guest should be provided with favorable living conditions:

• ensuring low temperatures during wintering. Required parameters - from -7 to 10 degrees;
• an influx of fresh air - a pot of pine should be placed on the windowsill of a window facing north;
• lighting - conifers “do not like” shaded places;
• timely watering. Unlike mature trees growing outside, small pines in pots need constant soil moisture;
• daily spraying with warm (20-25 degrees) water.

Transplanting forest needles to a personal plot is not associated with great difficulties. Pines and spruces are quite unpretentious.

If there is suitable soil and proper care in the first days after transplantation, forest guests successfully take root in the new conditions.