The Planting Library

A tree this considered deserves to be planted well. The Planting Library gathers what forty years of growing — and of lifting, moving and re-establishing field-grown trees — has taught us, set down plainly so that every tree that leaves our estates settles into its new ground the way it grew in ours. The knowledge here comes from the rows, not the reference shelf: it is the same standard we apply to every tree we dig, load and deliver.

Five guides carry a tree from choosing to established:

• Planting Your Advanced Tree — the whole method, from the drainage test to backfill and staking.
• Planting Depth & the Root Flare — the one measurement that decides a tree's future.
• Mulching: the Doughnut, Not the Volcano — why mulch must never touch the trunk.
• Watering & Establishment — a schedule for the first season, and the restraint that follows.
• Choosing Your Size: 45 L to Ex-Ground — matching container size to site, ambition and patience.

Questions about your site are welcome. Raise them with your quotation through the Shortlist, or arrange a visit and walk the rows with us.