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just planted my Christmas gift/end of year gift from my work (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Just got and planted my Christmas gift from work yesterday. A dwarf pear tree, can't wait for spring to plant lavender, rosemary, strawberry and other flowers around it. But the rest of the garden is still a bit messy

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks

I just checked. It's still on the same level as it was in the pot. Guessing that's okay?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would pull the dirt a away from the trunk until you find the main flair. Alternately, you can plant the whole thing a bit proud (eg sticking out of the hole some).

Often times trees bought in containers have been potted too deep and/or have girdled roots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks! I did just pull a bit more dirt away from the trunk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

No problem! Ideally, the root flair would be the highest point in the surrounding area. If it's a low point it will fill in eventually. Thankfully, you're starting in a raised bed so it shouldn't be too hard to remove a bit more dirt if you need to.