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This can make the freshly transplanted specimen tree absolutely certain to survive and it will look great year after year and thrive as part of your landscape. These tips are something you might want to read before you let any landscaper, garden center, or tree nursery sell you something.

1) Never plant the tree to deep. Trees need oxygen just as you or I do, once you pile extra dirt on top of the roots you are lowering the quantity of oxygen which may reach the roots. Some trees are more sensitive to this than others; Maple trees are quite sensitive to being planted to deep. It is always better to plant a couple inches above ground level and mulch around it.

2) You should never pile mulch or dirt surrounding the trunk. Many parts of the tree are intended to stay below the ground and certain areas are meant to be above ground. When you pile a bunch of mulch or dirt covering the trunk you are putting a section of the tree that was designed to be above ground, below ground. This will cause the trunk to decay and your newly transplanted tree to perish. Mulch surrounding the tree but leave about one inch separation between the trunk and the beginning of the mulch

3) Never let the rabbits kill your tree. Rabbits are my arch enemy when it comes to trees. In the winter, when they get hungry and there is not a single thing to eat they will resort to eating the bark off your tree. They will feed on a nice ring all the way around your tree, killing your specimen tree every time. Nurseries, Garden Centers, Tree Farms and Landscapers, will not warranty a tree that has animal damage. Put a piece of corrugated pipe surrounding the bottom of the tree for the winter to keep the critters away.

4) Obtain some root stimulator with Mycorrhizal Fungus in it. This fungus thrives in forests where there is a healthy underground ecosystem. The fungus attaches to the roots and generates vitamins and minerals and moisture to the tree. There is a symbiotic connection between the roots and the fungus. When you grow a new tree there is not any of this fungus in the ground because the fungus has to be joined to the roots of a tree for it to survive. The bottom line without getting in too much detail is, get it, it works! Apply it in the spring for better results. You can implement this on your plants as well; give your entire landscape a little turbocharge for the season.

5) Excessive water will kill your tree just as easily as too little water. There is no hard and fast rule on how much to water, nonetheless, you cannot afford not to water your tree incorrectly. This is the number one reason new trees die.

See more pertaining to transplanting trees at the Milwaukee garden center website.