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Planting Guide

The planting guide has specifically been devised to ensure that, if followed, all Barcham trees will last a lifetime. Download or print the handy Planting Guide PDF (180KB) and let us guide you to planting success!

Irrigation

Following successful installation of your Barcham tree(s), it is important to ensure they are irrigated effectively and adequately. Directly after planting, you should watering the tree in by applying a couple of watering cans full of water, applied slowly through a rose attachment. From this point onwards, the following irrigation regime should be performed:

  • For trees planted between October and March, irrigation should commence in April and continue until the end of September. It is recommended that 2 large watering cans full of water are applied weekly to the tree(s), using a rose attachment on the watering can, to distribute water slowly and evenly. The following spring (one year from planting) you will only need to recommence your irrigation regime if the weather is exceptionally dry, if it is not, you can assume that your tree is established enough to be self-sufficient.
  • For trees planted between April and September, irrigation should commence immediately and continue until the end of September. It is recommended that 3 large watering cans full of water are applied weekly to the tree(s), using a rose on the watering can. The following spring it will be necessary to recommence the irrigation regime, using only 2 watering cans weekly, continuing with irrigation until the end of September. Following these two growing seasons you can assume that your tree is established enough to be self-sufficient.

Garden sprinklers applied regularly, for short periods of time, are also a good method of irrigation as they are capable of providing water slowly and give an even distribution.

BEWARE! If water does not drain away within ten minutes after irrigating you are in danger of drowning the tree(s) by suffocating the roots.

Planting pit size

The size of the planting pit is dependent upon the size of the container of the tree that you have purchased. Barcham Online recommends that the planting pit is 25% wider than the width of the container to allow the roots to spread. The dimensions are detailed in the Planting Guide PDF (180KB).