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- Autumn or spring? The best planting time for trees
- When to plant which tree?
- container trees
- deciduous trees
- Evergreen deciduous shrubs
- conifers
- Tips
Container trees can also be planted in summer
Autumn or spring? The best planting time for trees
The healthy growth of a tree depends on many factors. For example, the planting time, which varies according to the tree species and its root system in different seasons, has a significant influence on the rooting and later growth behavior.
When to plant which tree?
When planting a tree, however, it is important not only to keep an eye on the calendar: Sudden cold spells in autumn or a heat wave in spring may make it necessary to postpone the project. Basically, it should be planted on a day with mild weather and cloudy skies.
container trees
Trees grown in containers can generally be planted throughout the year as they are not affected by a plant shock to the same extent as bales or roots. Only with frozen ground a planting is not possible. Root-bare trees, on the other hand, should preferably be planted outside the growing season.
deciduous trees
Basically you plant deciduous trees in the winter rest period, which starts from the leaf fall and extends to about April. An autumn planting is to be preferred if possible, as far as hardy tree species are concerned. More sensitive woody plants, on the other hand, only reach the ground in spring.
Evergreen deciduous shrubs
Evergreen deciduous trees, however, come much earlier in the garden. Here is the ideal planting time between late August and late October, unless it is too hot and dry. Furthermore, a plantation in winter or spring is possible, provided that the temperatures are more than minus five degrees Celsius.
conifers
Conifers are best planted between the beginning of September and the end of October and from the beginning of March to the end of April. As a rule, a spring planting is preferable in order to avoid frost and dry damage.
Tips
Just as you should not plant in frost, trees should not be cut at minus degrees.