Long Stem Planting
A method of planting mature woody stemmed plants, developed by Bill Hicks.
A method of planting mature woody stemmed plants, developed by Bill Hicks.
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Improves plant survival as:
- New roots sprout from the leaf nodes along the buried woody stem;
- The original root ball is buried deeper, in soil less prone to drying, baking, or freezing, and away from competing weed roots;
- There is less stem exposed to wind breakage, sunburn and frost burn.