Tree care after planting (TLC)

You have so far invested time and money to get the trees in the ground so itis logical to look after them as best you can.

Weed growth is bad news for the young tree as the weeds compete for water and their fine roots can, in light rain fall, stop any moisture getting to the tree roots. There are two ways to deal with this - you can very carefully spray or you can cultivate the 1 meter diameter circle. Well it is not really cultivation I suppose but it involves using a hoe.