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Topic   What do I need to know about buying and planting a tree?
Overview  
More detail in link to Chapter 13, Master Gardener Handbook, below.
Careful attention to early care and maintenance of a young tree will promote a vigorous tree that is resistant to pests and diseases and will require little or no pruning over the lifetime of the tree.

See links below related to:

  • Buying a tree
  • Preparing the site
  • Planting properly
  • Pruning young trees
Associated Links  

PREPARING THE SITE

PLANTING PROPERLY

 
Publications  

BUYING A TREE

Quality Nursery Tree Selection (pdf) - UC

PLANTING PROPERLY 

Chapter 13 (pdf), Woody Landscape Plants, Planting in California Master Gardener Handbook. UC. Buy Publication. 

Tree Planting (pdf) - UC

Tree Staking (pdf) - UC

Planting Landscape Trees (pdf).UC. 

How to Grow California Oaks. UC. Buy Publication.

PRUNING YOUNG TREES

Training Young Trees for Structure and Form (pdf) - UC

Training Young Trees for Structure and Form (DVD). UC. Buy DVD.