[ACT] Webcast- Bareroot Trees

[Jared Liu]

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	June 18, 2009	 	
		
  	

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Urban Landscaping- Part I: Bareroot Trees
June 18, 2009
1:00- 2:00pm EST

A best management practice that is increasingly moving from research  
to the field is bare root planting. Whether from a nursery field to  
the city street or just from one place in your yard to another, it's  
the roots that suffer when trees are transplanted. Shade tree roots  
are found primarily in the top 12 inches of soil, and extend  
horizontally up to and beyond the dripline.  An unbelievable 90% of  
tree roots are routinely left behind in the nursery at the time of  
harvest. In an industry where having a viable root system is the  
primary determining factor of whether trees survive and thrive in  
their new location, current practices must be reevaluated.

  	
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SESSION TOPICS
Webcast attendees will learn:
* Advantages and disadvantages of bare root stock.
* Dealing with the narrower planting window.
* Finding desired species.
* Selling to and educating the public about bare root trees.

  	
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RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE
Nina Bassuk, Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University  
(Ithaca, NY)
Research by Nina Bassuk indicates that many tree species fare better  
when transplanted bare root as opposed to balled and burlapped (B&B)  
or containerized (grown in pots). When properly handled, the bare root  
method is less traumatic for the trees' roots, and can lessen  
transplant shock and recovery time. Bare root stock offers many  
benefits including up to 200% more root mass than B&B or container  
trees.

  	

  	

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ON THE GROUND
Patrice Sheehan, Delaware Center for Horticulture (Wilmington, DE)
Last year, the Delaware Center for Horticulture started using bare  
root stock in their plantings, and have found that bare root stock  
makes for easier plantings. However, working with bare root stock  
requires careful coordination. Once they leave the nursery, bare root  
trees need to get in the ground within a week at the longest. With no  
soil, the roots can dry out and die if left exposed for any time.

  	

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NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE
Extended Learning- On the Ground

There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour,  
and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance!  
Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network  
Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member.

  	



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