>>2463049>assuming I know nothing but have a shovel (naturally)?Firstly, if you do not ask permission, it is illegal.
Secondly regarding trees; try to stick to native trees. However some trees do not like to be transplanted, some people say only to transplant in the spring when there are no leaves on the tree, this has worked for me however i find if you do not disturb the roots too much they will be ok even in summer- as long as they get enough water. water the hole first. then give more water on top. approx 750ml per sapling. i plant small saplings, 1 to 3 years old, which i have often salvaged from locations where they would die or never thrive. (e.g. directly under another large tree, in some crack, all growing within 1 foot of each other) trees ideally need a spacing of about 8 feet/2.5 meters to thrive.
some people say seeds need to overwinter to sprout but i find many sprouting in the seed pod/fruiting body. i have grown some apple trees from seeds in this way.
Slugs and infesting insects are your biggest enemy, beer traps work wonders but must be deep. seeds can be sprouted indoors for a few weeks first to get the plant to a size that one slug cannot eat in one night.
Some locations where I thought the tree would never survive- are thriving, other locations that looked perfect - the sapling is dead. ????. Slightly larger more established saplings transplant better. The more roots you can bring with it the better. I have about an 85% survival rate. oh and I most often plant silver birch (because they will grow anywhere) and alder, which is also hardy and fast growing.
