How to plant a tree so that it grows 3 times faster. Root training method.

Original Music by Demian Feldman.

Fail safe method to train the roots of your new tree. By doing this, the tree you plant will never die and will give you fruit 3 times faster than by just planting the tree.

This method was originally conceived by Helen G. White in the 1800's and later perfected with the tube.

[djpcinema]

That's the most perfectly dug hole I've ever seen.

[nilathxayavong]

when my bonsai master died in 2017. I sold and gave away my trees. There was a potting mishap we won't talk about. It was part of the reason I got rid of the trees. My master's daughter also wanted me to travel to Japan with her and visit the family. I was thinking about starting some seedlings this year. But I was still on the fence. You reminded me how much I enjoyed it. Funny you sing for the viewers I used to sing for the trees. After watching your video. I have decided to start some trees. Thanks for the inspiration

[TroyEagan]

This was strangely psychedelic and far more entertaining than it needed to be. Thank you.

[xsfjmsl]

Thank you for your video. While in college, I worked with a master tree planter in the 80's. We would transplant trees donated by farmers. What we did was dig a hole 1 foot for every inch of trunk. If it was a 2 inch trunk then we dug a hole 2 feet in diameter. I believe we would use rocks that were about the size of marbles in the bottom of the hole. Then add a nice thick layer of dirt. Then a nice layer of oats or sorghum. This would rot and decay over time providing excellent nourishment for the tree. Then we plant the tree and fill up the hole with dirt. Watering daily for about a month and then several times a week until they tree had adapted to the new environment and was growing on it's own.

The college closed in the 90's and sold to a retirement community of some kind. From time to time I go on Google maps and get a view of how the trees look and they are massive.

[CementCrypto]

Is nobody going to talk about how perfectly round his hole was?! 🤯

[Tunns]

I was gonna take a dig at the music... and then 6 minutes rolled around. Bravo sir, bravo.

[RoplexGaming]

I’ll admit I was fairly skeptical at first but once the singing started I was sold

[georgekubrick]

That hole has got to be the most perfect hole ever dug.

[NatalieTaekwondo]

While I admire anyone willing to try a new and scientific approach, this one comes with a huge caveat: Doing this in many types of soil is likely to kill the tree sooner or later.

1. In heavy clay soil, it would render a big cauldron of fetid water under the roots leading to one of several fungi (root rot being the worst).
2. When the compost decomposes, the tree would possibly drop a few inches if the roots are not established. A tree with the crown below ground level is a very bad thing.
3. In very porous (sandy) soils, the water will run right past the roots and deeper into the ground. With the exception of taproot trees, most of the flare is outward - not downward. So bypassing the majority of the feeder roots can lead to a dehydrated plant despite dumping loads of water in it.

Again, thanks for trying something new. I mention the above as a 34-year landscape company owner with a horticulture degree… so it’s not conjecture. 🙂

[tylersingleton]

I almost cringed at the end but the commitment and confidence delivered in that song had me in awe.

[hanaruru]

How does this video only have 125 likes? Musical gardening tutorials is the best genre ever. Sincerely, thank you.

[thebrd]

I did this with a cherry tree early this spring. It's doing very well now (late August). It did nothing for 2-3 months, then exploded with new growth all of a sudden. The new leaves are 3-4x bigger than the old ones.

[fatalfngrz]

Came for the gardening tips, the musical and bloopers at the end were just icing on the cake.

[eclecticaddee]

Ya gotta love a guy that ends his video like this, and his planting strategy is intriguing as well as practical. Will give it a try. Tanks!

[jerrywhidby.]

We've been doing this for a couple years now after watching your video. I really do think that it has helped tremendously.

[loudmuth]

Following up. Did this to transplant a double palm that was dying when we bought our home. Man it came right to life within in a week! Rainy season now so I stopped watering it often but still do after 3rd day no rain. Thank you.

[Chickenlegs]

That is one serious hole! I was taught to make the hole 3X the size of the root ball, but this is over the top. I'd love to see this tree 2-3 years after planting.

[GregoryBoysHomestead]

I've dug deep holes like this.... The soil and compost settled in and the entire root ball dropped which put the tree graft knuckle below the soil line... But I believe a tree gets it's water mostly from rooting out I plant my trees by digging no deeper than the root ball and 3 times as wide as the root ball and top watering frequently and they do quite well.

[craigtalbot]

I haven’t tried the pipe yet, but I have some incredibly happy trees that I composted the entire area before planting — and then have only ever deep watered them! I built a berm around them and then leave the water on low for like 45 min ... and then don’t water again for 2-4 weeks depending on the season. They look sooo much healthier than my neighbors!! They all ask me how I get these trees to grow so well ... and I tell them ... and they don’t do what I do ... and their trees are scraggly and don’t yield much fruit ... but they keep admiring my trees! I’m all about deep watering, with or without a pipe !;-)

[BioHydroniC]

And all of the sudden this turns into a musical.