It’s that perfect time of year to start planting new trees into the ground. They are best planted in the late autumn, especially bare-root varieties.
Newly planted trees are at their greatest when exposed to moderate temperatures and rainfall. They need time to root and acclimatise before the onset of the summer heat.
Container grown trees can be planted at any time of the year if the soil is not frozen or waterlogged.
It is important to get planting your trees now before the ground cools for the winter.
There are so many different varieties of tree, from flowering cherries and crab apples to evergreen yews and weeping willows. They all offer a different and beautiful range of leaf sizes, shapes and colours.
Many also have attractive flowers, fruits and seeds. With some offering brilliant autumnal colours before leaf fall.
Planting trees is a great way to add structure to a landscape or garden and make excellent hedges and screens.
If you want to do something to reduce your carbon footprint, then planting trees is a great way to do so.
National Tree Week runs from November 28 to December 6 and it encourages communities to do something positive for their local treescape.
It first began in 1975 and has become the UK’s largest annual celebration of trees, launching the start of the winter tree planting season.
If you don’t have a garden, there are lots of varieties that are happy in pots on patios!
Besides helping us breathe, trees can help improve both our health and mental health in other ways. By just being around them, they can help us feel less stressed and more restored as many studies worldwide have found.
You can get free, expert advice about trees and planting trees from your local garden centre. To find your local centre click here, but please check COVID restrictions before travelling.