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Microsoft Apps Common Questions About Trees How can I tell if I’ve picked a site with good drainage' Start by digging a hole as deep as your planting hole. Fill the hole with water and watch to see how water drains from the hole. If it drains at a rate of less than 1 inch per hour, pick a new site. If that’s not possible, consider installing some form of drainage to carry water away from the base of the tree. Also consider using water-tolerant species, such as: • Red maple • Sycamore • willow oak • river birch How big should the planting hole be' While you might be tempted to dig a very deep hole, in fact a tree requires a shallow planting hole that is no deeper than the root ball. However, it is very important to make sure the hole is wide enough. As a general rule, make yours three times as wide as the root ball. Such a wide shallow hole encourages the horizontal root growth that allows your tree to thrive. Should I add anything to the soil' You may be accustomed to backfilling planting holes with peat moss or other organic matter when installing perennials. hole, planting, water, tree, soil, root, should, burlap, mulch, fill, ball, roots, after, wide, week, unamended, report, prevent, payment, new, much, meadow, long, inches, however, gardens, customer, call, base, add, trees, shrub, wrapped, while, weeds