How to Plant a Large-Shade Tree | Ask This Old House

You'd never work at my company planting a tree.

Roger had ten times the personality of that awkward new crew. Once Tommy, Richard, and Kevin retire from the show, it won't last long.

Digging a whole that big is a waste of time and energy

Pear trees are invasive
Birch are dirty trees that drop branches all the time, and they're soft

That was a terrible tree to pick . Those multiple stems are not good and the unions are poor.

Why the rule against planting deep just like to know

These people can't do anything with chemicals & fertilizers 😢

My tree will come with the burlap and a metal cage. I guess everything must be removed to completely expose the roots.?

River birch is better for privacy. It grows quick and full.

This old house should look for this house again and for that tree if it’s still there in honor of Roger.

Could you tell me how much tap root to save. I need to transplant a volunteer oak that is about 6' tall before it gets too big, because it's near my clean water line. I really dislike to cut it because we had a tornado that took out my mature shade and conifer trees 3 years ago.

Won’t you have trouble later with that so close to the fence line?

Nothing like good ole STAHTAH fertilizah to get that tree going.

I was about to get so pissed off if he picked the b pear tree

Worst acting ever.

Excellent, informative video.

Very good tip:
Plant it high it won't die. Plant it low it won't grow. 👍

😊 so many theory...

too close to the fence. Remember plant for a mature tree! We're talking about a maple!!

Didn’t think you were supposed to amend the soil. Just use the native soil to backfill the hole.

thank you! fascinating. Now I feel confident to do it myself and not pay a landscaper $$$$$.

How far from the fence?

why do people buy river birch they drop so many small twigs in your yard and their leaves constantly fall all during teh summer

WICKED cool accent

Anyone know if they removed burlap from the bottom of tree?

Most large tree farms I’ve bought trees from recommend that you leave the burlap on when you plant it. I noticed Roger removed it in this video.

Im not really a home owner but i love this show haha

Did they remove the burlap underneath the tree?

This customers scripted acting is atrocious lol

Wow this ages poorly - Pear tree is invasive (banned in some states now), and River Birch trees are the DIRTIEST trees. They drop sticks year-round.

I’m so glad all the utilities have been mahhked!

Best Tree Planting Video on the internet.

Why plant a huge tree near the fence line that will hang over the neighbors yard?

"Plant it high." I will be.

Ornamental pear trees (typically a Bradford Pear) are actually invasive species. They spread insistently and have no benefit for wildlife. Please look for native trees instead!! Red maples, dogwoods, and flowering magnolias are all beautiful native options

How much water should you give your tree on a daily basis for the first few weeks?

I planted many trees before and I didn't do any of that. I just dig a hole, throw the tree inside, wet it a lot, then throw the dirt back in, wet it again, and wet it for 2 weeks straight and it grew perfectly. None of this crap was needed.

All necessary points for planting explained efficiently! Thanks

We bought our house back in 2012 here in Virginia Beach, and I sooooo wish we would have planted a tree that first year. It'd be big and beautiful by now!

How did removed the bag below the tree, if they left, how will the root grow below?

Hope the neighbor is fine having alota tree coming over the fence line.

After planting a few balled and burlap trees, I've realized that you're better off just planting container trees. The B&B trees can really get damaged and stressed during the planting process and the extra size only matters for the first handful of years, as container trees will catch up eventually. Containers are much easier to handle and plant and go through far less stress during planting.

I'm paying $3000 to remove a large shade tree because my neighbor keeps filing complaints about it, encroaching root and stuff

I'm surprised he didn't dig the soil twice is deep the soil on the bottom of the hole is so compacted the roots are never going to go down

they didnt do any work or they would be sweating 😅

That urban pear tree with 'nice white flowers' is an invasive Bradford and should be removed from wherever it is planted.

I love this guy. He really knows his stuff.

DO YOU NEED TO TAKE THE BURLAP OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TREE?