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First and foremost, a gardener needs to create a special board with a hole in it. This tool helps to plant a seedling at just the right depth and height. If a tree is planted too deep or too high above the ground, it will bear fruit late and poorly.
Next, take the seedling and identify where the root collar is located. Sometimes, the root collar is confused with the grafting point. It can be easily identified by its color, which transitions from the lighter shade of the trunk to the dark brown of the roots.
Place the board over the pre-dug hole and insert the seedling’s trunk into the hole, ensuring that the root collar is level with the soil.
Sometimes, the newly planted tree settles along with the soil, causing the root collar to end up buried. The gardener should take this into account. In soils with a medium clay content, if the hole is 40-50 centimeters deep, settling can be around 7-10 centimeters.
Cover the seedling’s roots with fertile soil, compact it, and water thoroughly.
