Looking for some advice on a recent Green Giant planting. I had 125 put in for $12000 installed. Of course at this price I assume this won’t be perfect but I needed the quantity for a town requirement and am on a budget.
I’m posting photos of:
- the bases/root flare area after planting
- a few of the trees themselves
Main things I’m trying to figure out:
- Do any of these look like the trunk flare/root flare was buried too deep?
- If so, is building the soil up into slight mounds around them a good way to correct it, or not?
- Based on the tree photos, does the slight yellowing/browning look like normal transplant stress, wind stress, or a watering issue?
A little context:
- 125 Green Giants
- Hudson Valley, NY
- recently planted
- very windy lately
- some intermittent rain, but no more than about 1/4" at a time
- I’ve hand watered twice so far, about 850 gallons total across all 125 trees
- no drip system right now, so I’m watering by hand
Trying to figure out if this looks mostly normal, or if there’s something I should correct now before the trees get worse.