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TREE
PLANTING INFORMATION
TREE PLANTING – SITE SELECTION
Consider the plants characteristics:
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Do they need shade, full sun, dry or
moist soil?
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How tall will it grow and how wide?
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Consider what existing natural or man-made
features are on your site which may influence what trees and shrubs you
plant and where.
Avoid the following:
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Planting shade intolerant trees under
mature trees.
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Planting on septic drain fields.
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Planting trees within 10-12 feet of
overhead wires.
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Planting trees within 10-12 feet of
a building.
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Planting evergreens where they may obstruct
vision near roads.
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Planting salt intolerant plants next
to roadways.
TREE PLANTING – PLANT SPACING
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Reforestation: Pines – 7 ft. x 8ft. with 700 trees per acre.
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Spruces – 6 ft. x 8 ft. with 900 trees
per acre.
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Windbreaks: 8 ft. x 8ft. with
10 ft. between rows.
Alpena and Montmorency Conservation District Forest Management Professionals
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