#Doug fir seedlings for sale free#

2 x 1.65 Tree stake and cross rail with 38mm cushion spacer and 1m of 38mm strapping.Īlways use our recommended tree ties or strapping. 150/175 1.2m square stake and a buckle tie and spacer.40/60, 60/80, 80/100 whips - Unless rabbit/deer problem no need to stake.Flexing in the wind, higher up the trunk, is not necessarily a problem if the roots are firm.īellow is list of the correct system to use to secure your trees. The purpose of the stakes is to anchor the roots. Check, particularly after windy weather, that stakes are still solidly in the ground keeping the base of the trunk firm. Roots not firmly in contact with the soil are unable to take up moisture and nutrients, resulting in die back or death of the tree.

If trees are not correctly secured they will rock in the planting pit. Each time you mow, the grass will grow back more vigorously and strimming invariably leads to lacerated trunks. Mowing or strimming is NOT an answer to the problem.Weed killer needs to be applied each year for the first 3 years, preferably when the tree is dormant, or just once before applying a mulch mat. Organic weed killers usually do not kill roots.

Weed killer is very effective, however it is harmful to the environment.Be careful not to allow the woodchip to touch the stem as it can cause rot. After clearing the ground around the tree, firmly fit the mat by tucking the edges into the soil and put a thick layer of bark mulch on top of this. Mulch mats are an effective way to stop grass and weeds, although they will require a careful eye to make sure they continue to work.

#Doug fir seedlings for sale free#

It is vital that for at least 3 years after planting your tree or hedge has a circle or strip one metre wide completely free of grass.

When trees are first establishing, the grass roots would be at the same level as the tree roots and are far more efficient at taking up water and thus choke the tree. One of the most common causes of lack of water is competition from grass. In hot dry spells give the equivalent of 2 bucketfuls every three days. It is essential throughout the spring and summer, to give a heavy enough watering to enable the water to penetrate right down to the deepest root level of the tree. The main reason that plants die within 12 months of having been planted is lack of water. Despite being known as a fir, it is not a member of the fir genus (Abies) and its similarity to a number of other conifers has seen it reclassified numerous times.įor the continued healthy growth of your trees, shrubs or hedging it is vital that you follow the advice below. However, it wasn't until 1827 that seeds of the tree were sent to Britain by fellow botanist David Douglas and so the tree's common name was coined after him. This enormous conifer was discovered by the Scottish naturalist Archibald Menzies in 1793 and it is after him that the tree takes its botanical name, Pseudotsuga menziesii. In favourable positions with abundant rainfall and moderately good soil growth is extremely rapid, hence the largest specimens in the UK already up to 60m (200ft) are in Argyll and only planted in 1849. A Native American myth explains this unusual feature as the tail and hind legs of mice which hid in the tree to escape forest fires. A slender egg-shape with a pointed tip, the cone has soft scales each of which ends with three clear prongs.

In one season, the female seed cones change from yellow to pink to light brown and hang straight down from the branches. One of the tree's most distinctive features is its cones. As might be expected this is an important forestry tree and is extensively grown as such in the UK. It can reach 100metres (300ft) in its native west coast of America with a trunk 4 metres (12ft) in diameter. The Douglas fir is the world’s second tallest tree after the Coast Redwood.