When planting a tree, dig a saucer-shaped planting hole three-times the root ball diameter. The ideal planting time is early spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Avoid disturbing any plant that recently has broken bud and is producing new, soft growth. Plant balled-and-burlapped stock before bud break or after growth has hardened (after mid-June), but not during the soft growth stage. Most container stock can be planted all season, but planting is most risky when new growth is soft. Fall planting is the most risky, especially for evergreens. If it must be done, plant before mid-October and mulch with 3 to 4 inches of wood chips or similar material to prevent early freezing of soil
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