Tree Planting Services
Planting the right tree for your home
We work with you to figure out exactly what type of tree you want for your property. A shade tree, an ornamental tree, or a privacy tree. Our arborists can help you pick the right species of tree for your long-term goals.
Trees can help the property value of your home and give character to your neighborhood. We encourage tree planting to all of our customers. While it does take time get gratification from planting a tree on your property, the benefits are worth it.
Tree planting services sometimes goes hand in hand with tree removal services. The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act has set up rules for removing trees within a certain distance of wetlands. Trees taken down within these areas must be replaced with new trees. Sometimes 3 trees must be planted to replace the 1 that was removed.
Plant and orchard in your own backyard!
It is one of the most rewarding investments you can make in your property. The maintenance isn’t overwhelming and you can walk out back and pick your own apples or plums or pears or any other fruit that can thrive in southeast Virginia.
With the proper planning and care we can make your backyard something that can give back to you for years and years to come.
Planning Your Orchard
This is the most important part of growing an orchard. Deciding what kind of fruit you would like to grow and what size trees you would like to grow(standard size or dwarf). We plan very carefully to maximize space so even customers with smaller yards can have a variety of fruit trees growing at once. We work with our customers to figure out the best layout for their yard. Many fruit trees are self pollinating so you can grow just 1 specific tree if you like but others need pollination from other trees so when planning we take care to make sure all of your trees are fertilized and bountiful during their seasons.
Installing Your Orchard
This is the next most important part of creating your orchard. Soil amendments and watering and drainage precautions come standard on every job. For every tree we plant we dig a hole to well level and fill it with stone to assure no root rot or other issues with collecting water occur. This is a very important step to planting an orchard and only under perfect soil conditions will we not go through this step. We assess the soil you have in your yard and bring in compost, topsoil and peat moss to make your soil is optimum for growing.