Frisella Nursery Planting & Watering Guides

The following is a guide on how to plant your new tree or shrub. This guide may have to be adjusted according to
your site and situation. If you have any questions on the plant material we have supplied do not hesitate to call and
ask questions. Handle the plants with care, do NOT pull or drag by the trunk or stems. Also keep the plants moist
til they are planted.

PLACEMENT: Proper placement is important, vital in some instances, for the health of your plant. If you are
unsure if you have proper placement, please call us. We will NOT guarantee any plant material improperly
placed, i.e. a rhododendrum planted in full or afternoon sun.

1. Dig the hole approximately one foot wider than the root ball or pot.

2. Amend the soil excavated from the hole with peat moss or compost - depending on the soil

3. Place a small amount of the amended soil back into the hole.

4. Gently place the plant material in the hole so that the top of the root ball is 2 to 3 inches above the ground
level (this allows for settling and mulch)

5. Fill the hole with the amended soil, making sure to lightly pack the soil to remove air pockets

6. Cut and Loosen all twine and burlap away from the base of the tree.

7. Place the excess soil around the perimeter of the hole, but do NOT place on top of the root ball, to form a
saucer to hold water

8. Cover the material with mulch or gravel, making sure not to bury the trunk or stems to deep

9. Water the plant material in to collapse any remaining air pockets

Do NOT use any granular fertilizers or tree spikes, apply ONLY a water-soluble fertilizer such as Fertilome
Root Stimulator

The following is a guide on how to water your plants, please note that adjustments may have to be made depending
on your plants and soil.

Water is the most important thing for a new plant. All plants need to be watered for at least the first year. Some
slow to establish trees need to be watered for the first 3 summers and most plants need to be watered in times of
severe drought.

On Irrigation Systems: Trees and Shrubs need to be watered differently then your yard or flowers. Seperate zones
for your landscape beds ARE A MUST. Trees planted in yards with sprinlklers need to be checked to make sure
they are not over watered by lawn sprinklers running too long or too frequantly, your lawn sprinklers should
NOT be keeping your trees wet.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PLANTS NEED TO BE WATERED WHEN THEY ARE PLANTED REGARDLESS
OF HOW WET THE GROUND IS, THIS IS TO PACK THE SOIL, REMOVING LARGE AIR VOIDS.

SPRING:(March -May) Normally plants do not need to be watered very often in the spring season. If we do
experience a drought pleasesoak the plants as you wold for summer.

SUMMER: (May-September)
TREES: At the time of planting soak the tree on a DRIP for 24 hours if under 3" caliper, 48 hours if over 3"
caliper. Time between watering will vary depending on your soil, so checking the trees about every 7 days is
required. The best way to check is to dig down about 8 to 10" along the side of the rootball and check the soil of
the rootball at that depth; if wet do not water and check again later, if dry soak the tree again with the drip and
check the tree about every 5 days, and if slightly moist soak with the drip and check in 7 days again. After several
times of checking a schedule develops and you know about how long it takes for the trees to dry. It is not
uncommon for trees planted in heavy clay to go 2 to 3 weeks between watering.
SHRUBS: Generally in a landscape bed a soaker hose works best (unless you have an irrigation system). Run a
soaker hose on half pressure so it is not "spraying" but is soaking into the ground for several hours. Repeat this
about once a week -depending on your soil- with additional individual watering for smaller and more vigorous
plants that use water quicker. Again digging into the soil 4 - 6" to check the roots is the best way to tell if a plant
needs water.

PLEASE NOTE: EACH PLANT IS DIFFERENT AND MAY USE WATER DIFFERENTLY THEN SURRONDING
PLANTS, INCLUDING PLANTS THAT ARE THE SAME VARIETY, SPOT WATERING MAY BE NEEDED

PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT SOME PLANTS, LIKE RHODODENDRUMS, WILT WHEN THEY ARE TOO DRY,
TOO WET, OR TOO HOT. DO NOT ASSUME THAT IT NEEDS WATER, DIG DOWN AND CHECK THE SOIL.

FALL: (September - December) Depends on the amount of rainfall we recieve and how long the plants have been
in the ground. Generally speaking the time between waterings become more spaced out. A deep long soaking late
in fall helps the plants go through winter by protecting the plants from freezing dry.

WINTER:(December - February) Watering is only necessary in this time frame if we had a dry fall or having an
extremely dry winter. If that is the case a slow deep drip on a mild day (45 to 50 degrees) will be required.