Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: my Burning Bush isn't looking so hot anymore!!, 1 by gardening101usa

gardening101usa wrote:
How was it planted? I planted mine 3 years ago this coming spring. I dug the hole as deep and round as suggested. Filled it with water after using a half bag of tree and shrub mix and some sphagum a half and half mixture. Then I set the bush in and filled it halfway with more tree and shrub mix and water. Then the rest of the way and added topsoil and watered it again. No mulch the first season of any kind. Watered it weekly about 2" of water.

I've only had one tree do as you are describing and found the tap root broke in half when I planted it. Of course it took a year to figure it out specialy when I dug it back out to replace it and seen the damage I must have done while firmly packing done the hole as I had filled it.