j-bird
Moderator
#1 - not starting sooner (trees take time)
#2 - using big box store trees (not knowing the root stock is a bad thing)
#3 - cutting corners on protection (I lost some to the brush mower - deer will also reach over short cages and stunt your trees I use 5' tall cages now)
#4 - using mulch and not gravel on my weed barrier (voles will burrow under mulch and chew off your support roots and kill your tree)
#5 - not labeling them (you think you will remember - you wont)
#6 - not monitoring and shaping the tree properly early (I have one "monster" that is a disaster as far as form is concerned)
#2 - using big box store trees (not knowing the root stock is a bad thing)
#3 - cutting corners on protection (I lost some to the brush mower - deer will also reach over short cages and stunt your trees I use 5' tall cages now)
#4 - using mulch and not gravel on my weed barrier (voles will burrow under mulch and chew off your support roots and kill your tree)
#5 - not labeling them (you think you will remember - you wont)
#6 - not monitoring and shaping the tree properly early (I have one "monster" that is a disaster as far as form is concerned)