How to Plant Palm Trees | Ask This Old House

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This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to Miami to plant several varieties of palm trees in a front yard. (See below for shopping list, tools, and steps.)

Shopping List for Planting Palm Trees:
- Palm tree
- Marking spray paint, used to mark the planting hole on the ground
- Bark mulch

Tools List for Planting Palm Trees:
- Tape measure
- Pointed shovel or backhoe, used to dig the planting hole

Steps for Planting Palm Trees:
1. Arrange the potted palm in the yard, then check for proper spacing and placement. If planting more than one, arrange all trees now. Don't set any trees directly beneath overhead wires.
2. Before digging, ask the utility company to check for buried cables or pipes.
3. Use marking spray paint to spray an outline onto the ground around the potted tree. Make the circular outline 12 inches larger than the pot diameter.
4. Dig the planting hole with a pointed shovel or backhoe.
5. Lay a rake handle across the hole and measure the depth of the hole. It should be slightly shallower than the height of the tree's root ball.
6. Tip the tree onto its side and pull off the plastic pot.
7. Carefully roll the tree into the hole, then stand it upright.
8. Backfill around the root ball with the soil excavated from the hole.
9. Water the tree immediately after backfilling.
10. Next, spread 2 to 3 inches of bark mulch around the base of the tree.
11. Water the tree every day for one week, every other day for the second week, and twice a week throughout the summer.

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“What makes a pahm a pahm?” Roger Cook's accent is magnificent.

minusbaby

I remember the good ol days when we used a shovel to make the hole. Boy times changed!!

reubenperez

We had 2 beautiful palm trees, until this past extreme Texas winter freeze killed them both. I ordered 6 more to replace them and will be planting all day today. I love palm trees.

wztgilj

POM Trees and HOD woods are my favorites. I planted a few in my YOD and my home is much improved and it has shade now. TY for the AHSOME video. All upper east coast accent jokes aside wonderful video.

terranceparker

Sounds like a freshman high school project with the way they are talking to each other

ajoeshmo

I saw a whole lot of those Bismarck palms when I was at Disney back in 2016.

LegendaryFrxst_Drxgon

حلقه زراعيه أعجبتني كثيرا
أشكر القائمين على القناه
وأنا أحب الحديقه المنزليه.

جمالالعنزي-كذ

Really inspiring. I hope we can do this in Taipei...

doozle

Water the bottom of the hole first. That was very dry. Then, water as you fill. The base of that Bismarck was wobbly, should be staked.

jimbrown

I have 6 palms right now all potted and I'm getting 4 more and might get a green house

fixeverythingu

Ohhh I was hoping to see a huge palm tree planting

momofmomof

que bueno seria que lo subtitulen en español !!!! muy buenos programas

pctas

Like almost all plants... Too low, won’t grow. Too high, won’t die. 👏 I love ThisOldHouse!

bmell

Nobody knows more about Pams than Bas Rutten!!!

sergioortiz

With most palms, it is beneficial to gently scrape or break away most of the dirt from the roots. The dirt may be reused into the same transplanted ground or pot, provided, of course, that the soil is not infested or has mold, fungi, etc.

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