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Negative effects from planting too deep
The
most common symptom of deep planting is unthrifty trees. The shoots grow
much slower than they should and the tree appears to "sit there"
for years without growing. Trees lack vigor. This oak was planted 13 inches
too deep. It took a few minutes of digging to find the root system. This
tree is probably too deep for any treatment other than replanting at the
proper depth.
