Root Aeration Tubes are Better Than Watering Bags for New Trees
When a tree is removed from the tree farm, the roots will be
bound either with burlap in a ball or in a container. This removes up to 95% of
the tree’s root structure and it puts the tree in a state of shock until it is planted
in its new home.
How a Tree Develops Prior to Planting
Water is delivered to the tree using slow-drip, low-pressure
tubing that circulates throughout the garden center. The longer that a tree must
live this way, the more fibrous the roots grow close to the trunk. Because the
space is constrained the roots tangle and encircle the trunk. If the root ball isn’t
pruned when the tree is transplanted, encircled roots can cause the tree to
die.
How the Tree Roots Should Grow Once it’s Planted
When you transplant the tree how it absorbs water and
nutrients changes from the way it was at the garden center or greenhouse to a
more natural way. Rather than watering the small area around the trunk, the
tree will be able to absorb water and nutrients from soil far from the tree’s trunk.
This encourages fibrous root growth away from the trunk, increasing the root
structure.
Tree Watering Bags Stop Natural Root Growth
The problem begins with the garden center sends the tree to
its destination with a watering bag that is waters only at the trunk. The bag circles
the tree trunk after it is transplanted and then it slowly drips water onto the
root ball at the top reducing the trees chance of survival, because the tree is
getting water the same way it did at the garden center causing encircling
fibrous roots.
Planting Trees with Root Aeration Tubes
Your tree needs to get back to a more natural form of
nourishment for it to remain healthy. Delivering water and gas exchange promotes
deep root growth and maximizes your tree’s health when you are planting a new
tree(s) when you use root aeration tubes.