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Planting pine trees at 8500 ft #872917

Asked June 13, 2024, 10:25 AM EDT

We have some land at 8500 feet between Florissant and Guffey on 71. We want to reforest a lot of the open areas and want some guidance on how to plant pine trees for the greatest success. We have looked at the seedlings from the Forestry Department. We are looking at Ponderosa, Doug Fir and Spruce trees which seem to be native there already.

Park County Colorado

Expert Response

Hi Debbie,

Here are two detailed guides on tree planting steps and a video on how to plant trees; planting at the correct depth is one of the most important factors in setting the tree up for long term success: 

https://csfs.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/How_to_Properly_Plant_a_Tree_CSFS-v1.pdf

https://static.colostate.edu/client-files/csfs/pdfs/TreePlanting_636.pdf

How to Plant a Tree Video

Here is some information on caring for newly planted trees:
https://csfs.colostate.edu/colorado-trees/selecting-planting-and-caring-for-trees/

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- Denyse
Denyse Schrenker  Replied June 13, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT

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