BMP Tree Planting

This BMP focuses on the active process of tree planting, including site and species selection, planting practices, post-planting pruning, and early tree care. It also serves as a companion publication for the American National Standard for Tree Care Operations—Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Management—Standard Practices (Planting and Transplanting).  

Topics in this BMP include:

• Time of Planting
• Nursery Stock: Types, Selection, and Handling
• Preparing the Planting Hole
• Planting Practices
• Root Loss and New Root Growth
• Redevelopment of Root Structure
• Pruning
• Palms
• After Planting
• Final Inspection
• Glossary of Terms

(©2014, softcover, 40 pp., glossary)
Author: ISA