How To Plant A Ball and Burlap Dug Tree

By Duston On April 1, 2011
Posted in: Gardening Tips

145 Responses to “How To Plant A Ball and Burlap Dug Tree”

  1. Brian says:

    I’m going to guess the more common variety of a Crimson Queen Japanese Maple. That is probably wrong but at least I’ve eliminated that for everyone elses guesses.

  2. chris says:

    hi mike is this a caroline weeping crabapple tree

  3. Tommy Torres says:

    Cannot really tell but will take a crack at it……..It’s an Acer Palmatum Dissectum Red Dragon High Graft

  4. Anonymous says:

    Japanese Maple Tree

  5. Kim Stone says:

    Japanese Maple Tree

  6. Sandra Wilson says:

    Redbud?

  7. Matt Psomadakis says:

    Weeping Mulberry?

  8. Janet Gelb says:

    the tree is Acer palmatum Dissectum. Janet Gelb

  9. Sandra Wilson says:

    Which would be Cercis Canadensis [Redbud]

  10. Rob says:

    Is it a weeping cherry?

  11. Jerry says:

    Hard to tell in that stage..but my guess would be ‘Prunus subhirtella’.. some variety of a Weeping Cherry ?

  12. Weeping Cherry? says:

    This looks like a Weeping Cherry to me. Great video.

  13. skookem says:

    weeping cherry?

  14. Dale Ellis says:

    Is it a Caroline Weeping Crabapple?

    Dale Ellis
    105 McGinnis Dr.
    Grover, NC 28073

  15. carla says:

    weeping japanese maple

  16. Todd April says:

    Is it a “Caroline” Weeping CrabApple?

    tapril1@comcast.net

  17. Janice Delaporte says:

    I have planted many trees “in my youth” and always was amazed at how well they take and florish. I love flowering trees and now that I have a new home anticipate planting some very soon.
    Thanks Mike

  18. Pat Willms says:

    Japanese Maple

  19. Carol Baker says:

    The tree you were [p;anting in the video is a Japanese Red Maple.
    Carol From Canada

  20. Gary Bauer says:

    It Looks Like A weeping Pussy Willow.

  21. Rebecca says:

    It’s a Japanese Maple Mike.

  22. malvinag@att.net says:

    i think its a blueberry fruit tree, o.k. mike?malvina blackledge sr 81800 hwy 41 bush la 70431

  23. Marl Wisor says:

    I believe it is a Hawthorn.

  24. Connie Butler says:

    Weeping Cherry

  25. Paula Z says:

    I think it is a weeping redbud.

  26. Bob Gardener (Middle name WannaBe) says:

    I believe that is an Old English Arse Kickin’ Tree! Just saying.

  27. Jason David, says:

    It is a Japanese Red Maple for sure! How do I know? The thicker trunk, and thinner and flatter branches with a reddish tinge gave it away!

  28. Randall Robertson says:

    Cotoneaster

  29. Jasmine Isara says:

    Is it a tamukeyama maple tree?

  30. Jasmine Isara says:

    Is it a laceleaf maple?

  31. Debbie Mirdamadi says:

    The top looks like a weeping charry, but the trunk [is hard to see in this video] does not. Could be a weeping peach? or weeping redbud?

  32. frank/upstate n.y. says:

    pruned cherry

  33. Jeannette Winters says:

    Lavender Twist Redbud

  34. ryan rickels says:

    japanese maple, it came from your front yard

  35. Anthony Elliott says:

    Acer Palmatum Dissectum

  36. Dee Kloeker says:

    weeping redbud

  37. Jeanne Werth ! says:

    I’m thinking it could be a Weeping Cherry!

  38. Jeanne Werth ! says:

    Weeping Cherry

  39. Curt Williams says:

    weeping japanese maple

  40. anne detzer says:

    HenryLauder’s walking stick tree

  41. anne detzer says:

    It’s the tree you dug up from your front yard in the last video to transplant to your new nursery!!!!!!!

  42. Maria Salvador says:

    dwarf weeping snow fountain cherry tree

  43. Doris Lloyd says:

    Crab apple tree?

  44. Lolaz says:

    Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud Tree

    (It is definately NOT a variety of Japanese Maple, because the last video blog on “How to Ball & Burlap Dig a Tree” shows the same tree being dug up and Mike said it was to “make room for a Japanese Maple” to be planted in the newly vacated spot!

    lolazstock@yahoo.com

  45. Dan Kulicka says:

    Is it a Weeping Larch??????

  46. Valerie Lowry says:

    Echtemeyer crabapple

  47. Rich says:

    Cercis canadensis

  48. Margie says:

    I’ll guess the tree is a Gwinevere Crab Apple.

    Thanks for the good tips, Mike!

  49. Bruce Schafer says:

    Good Job! I think it has already been guessed correctly. I planted a Lilac last spring on a slight hill cut. Come the middle of July my plant almost dies. I began to dig it up, the hole was muck. I asked about a field tile and sure enough I was told the excavator had cut a field tile right above my new Lilac. I replanted it very high and it responded with new growth however this spring it hasn’t budded so I am going to try with another plant and I will elevate it even 6″ to get out of the wet soil. To move the location I would have to move 4 other Lilacs so I am going to get really high this time – I was up 4″ after the plan had a very big set back. Anyway thanks. Bruce

  50. Anonymous says:

    Looks like a Weeping Cherry, good video.

  51. Michael Pettegrew says:

    Looks like a Weeping Cherry, good video.

  52. Dan says:

    Japanese maple

  53. Eva Torok says:

    Weeping Cherry and thank u

  54. Trish says:

    I love this website and all the videos are so helpful! thanks!

  55. Uncle Ed says:

    I think it’s a blue beech

    Ed

  56. Lee says:

    I’m going with the Japanese maple

  57. Karen says:

    Wisteria Tree

  58. Anonymous says:

    Hey Mike,
    What do you have for info on Hibiscus trees? Can they be propagated?
    Thanks for any help you can give me.

    Cass Reid

  59. Mike says:

    I’m thinkin a weeping cherry tree?

  60. JIM BORUCKI says:

    HI MIKE ! JIM HERE ANOTHER GOOD THING TO KNOW IS IF YOU MOVE A TREE THAT’S 2yrs. OLD TIE A PIECE OR RIBBON AROUND THE TRUNK, MAKING SURE THAT THE KNOT FACES THE SAME DIRECTION IT DID BEFORE THE MOVE. YOU WILL TRICK IT TO THINK THAT IT WAS NEVER MOVED !! IF YOU DONT SURVIVAL IS RISKY…

  61. Gary says:

    I believe i am late with the guess but I think it is a “laceleaf weeping Japanese maple” Or maybe my 2+2 is not 4. thought I’d try

  62. Kim says:

    It looks like a japanese weeping cherry

  63. Carol T. Tomberlin says:

    I think it is a weeping flowering plum.

  64. Art Betzhold says:

    weeping redbud covey

  65. Nicole says:

    Knowing your fondness for japanese maples I would say..
    dwarf weeping Tamukeyama japanese maple.

  66. Kim says:

    Japanese Maple? LOL you’re always promoting how easy it is to grow them! :)

  67. KG says:

    Japanese Maple or Weeping Cherry

  68. Anonymous says:

    My guess is, Red Japanese Maple.

  69. Tom Perez says:

    Mike I want to thank you for all you do. I have no idea to the type or variety of tree but, it looks nice without foliage. So, I would guess a broom-ed top Red Bud .

    Thanks for the great tips i learn each time you do this.

  70. Alicia Scarborough says:

    Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud

  71. Duane Perry says:

    Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’ or ‘Pendula’

    RvrMtnNurseries@gmail.com

    Thanks.

  72. Eric Hoffer says:

    I’m thinking it is a weeping purple beech.

  73. frankiegadler says:

    laceleaf japanese maple (red) beauitful

  74. stephanie gutierrez says:

    Acer Palmatum Dissectum

  75. Anonymous says:

    weeping wisteria

  76. Anonymous says:

    weeping wisteria. rg from ohio

  77. renee from ohio says:

    weeping wisteria.

  78. Phillip Plotts says:

    I do believe japanese maple.

  79. nancy G says:

    Looks like a Lilac

  80. bob from orlando says:

    Don’t know the name but suggest a tall Vodka Tonic as a reward for your hard work !!

  81. Brenda says:

    Salix caprea pendula, Weeping Pussy Willow

  82. Yelena says:

    This is CAROLINA WEEPING CRABAPPLE TREE, which You were showing in your video “Landscape design tips”. !!!

  83. Linda B. says:

    How about a acer palmatum dissectum?

  84. Ruby says:

    Red Lace Leaf Weeping Japanese Maple

  85. lance says:

    its a laceleaf weeping japanese maple

  86. Frank Porterfield says:

    Looks like an acer palmatum “Ever red” probably a mature tree.

  87. Matt Horns says:

    Dwarf plum?

  88. Wieger says:

    That would be an Acer palmatum var. dissectum. Congrats to the first person that named it. I’m too late :-(

  89. RM says:

    Possibly Malus ‘Red Jade’?

  90. Jill Mallory Theriault (Jillory) says:

    This is either a grafted dappled willow Or dwarfed Ornimental flowering fancy pink cherry blossom tree.

  91. Jeanne Holbrook says:

    Mike,

    Lots of guesses here, but I will stick with Japanese Weeping Maple, Red laceleaf variety. Without leaves or a closeup of the tree in leaf, it would be hard to guess. However, I know how fond of the Japanese Maples you are, so it must be some kind of that!

    Jeanne

  92. Yuki says:

    Weeping Japanese maple tree

  93. Sandy Barnes says:

    Japanese Maple. Mike if we have questions, can we e-mail you, or how do we get a hold of you?

  94. David Stroud says:

    The tree being planted appears to be a Japanese Maple, I have seen these whick are usually of the laceleaf type and grow lower to the ground than a regular Japanese Maple, so it might be a dwarf variety.

  95. TOM B says:

    I AGREE WITH BOB FROM ORLANDO

  96. Joyce says:

    Acer palmatum ‘Tamukeyama’

  97. kaye anstead says:

    Looks like a Japanese Maple to me.

  98. Bill McCarthy says:

    Hi Mike,
    It looks like a grafted Chinese Blossoming Cherry tree?
    R/Bill
    Bedford, MA

  99. Danelle says:

    Is it a Crepe Myrtle?

  100. Madison says:

    Definitely a red Japanese Maple

  101. gloria m. tomaszewski says:

    could be a weeping Japanese leaf maple.

  102. aunt hattie says:

    Is it a russian elm?

  103. connie carlin daland says:

    this is a wheeping cherry tree

  104. Patricia Kelley says:

    Hi Mike, Weeping Cherry I think and Thanks for your great video.

  105. Gerry delGatto says:

    Mike,
    The tree in your video above looks like a Japanese Red Maple to me.
    All the best,
    gerry

  106. laceleaf weeping Japanese maple

  107. Toby Smith says:

    Lacey Japanese Maple (red)

  108. Nancy says:

    Lace Leaf Japanese Maple is my guess.

  109. Larry says:

    Weeping cherry

  110. Jeff Catp says:

    Hey Mike & Dustin, thanks again for a good instructional video and your devotion to the gardening community to educate us. I have a third acre back behind my house, beside a creek I want to plant some fruit trees. This video helped. Jeff

  111. Tom Windsor says:

    I’m going to guess a weeping mulberry.

  112. Ron Naida says:

    Prunus mume: Weeping Japanese apricot

  113. Miranda says:

    Dwarf Japanese Red Maple tree.

  114. Marie says:

    I think it’s a weeping Cheery. I know someone allready said it but…I want to play too.

  115. Carl Mitchell says:

    I believe it’s a Weeping Japanese Maple tree

  116. Connie says:

    Mike,
    What is it??? Did you ever say??

  117. Ethan says:

    I am going to guess that it is a weeping crab apple.

  118. loretta abney says:

    I believe it is ajapanese maple.

  119. Larry Howells says:

    CAROLINA WEEPING CRABAPPLE TREE

  120. Brian Hall says:

    Laceleaf Weeping Japanese Red Maple Tree
    (the prettiest of the Japenese Red Maple)

  121. Edgardo says:

    Thanks for the good instructional video. My guess is Prunus subhirtella, ‘Pendula’.

  122. Dwayne says:

    Will do not no mike but like to no so will see win you post it good video

  123. melody says:

    Hey Mike:
    I just finished my Master Gardening course with WSU. The more recent info on tree planting is to remove that burlap. They have found that it does not decompose quickly and it does inhibit root growth. I have discovered as you mentioned many hidden ties I would never have discovered without fully removing all the burlap. The trees I have done this with are all thriving.

  124. Dennis says:

    Weeping Pussy Willow

  125. ElShegal says:

    Japanese Maple.

  126. ElShegal says:

    Thank u for explaining clay soil. I hate it but we live in an area where that’s all there is. Very frustrating. Btw I would like to know how u composte with food waste without it smelling badly.
    Thank you Mike!!

  127. Neil Buboltz says:

    Red blood Japenese Maple

  128. Andy says:

    its a money maker; Mikes favourite “japanese maple”

  129. Sharon Smith says:

    Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud

  130. Tatijana Grk says:

    My guess is : Acer palmatum Altropurpureum “Ever Red”

  131. Donna Schmid says:

    I’m going to guess: Weeping Cherry, variety Snow Fountain…

  132. Laddie Nachazel says:

    I believe it”s a japanese Maple

  133. Ed Grogan says:

    Japanese Maple

  134. Andy says:

    Hi Mike, great video. Mike, knowing you and your love for japenese maple, i don’t even have to guess. It has to be japanese maple.

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