A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

How to properly plant a tree: here are 6 things to know, from type to timing. Paul Cappiello. Yew Dell Botanical Gardens. Hear this story. It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole.

A properly planted tree looks a lot like the trees we all drew as children - the trunk comes down on each side then flares out with the top roots above the ground.

After selecting an appropriate tree for your site, the next step is planting it properly. Trees are tough and will often survive and do fairly well even if planted sloppily. But, to give trees the ...

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.