Does this look okay??
mid-East Indiana
I picked up this mulberry tree two days ago in Gatlinburg and it has been my baby. I bought my first house with a long acre backyard. The field is completely empty and barren of any trees.
I planted it in the backyard yesterday, and then I learned there would be a freeze overnight. Total surprise to me. So I stacked tires around it and put a pot over top to keep it warm.
When I took the tires off today, I noticed the wind was beating it really hard, so I went to my garage and whipped up these stakes out of drilled PVC pipe and bread ties.
When I came back about 5 hours later, the leaves look droopy. I’m kind of worried here fellas. I heard you’re supposed to absolutely soak it as much as possible for 90 days after transplant.
Does anyone have advice for getting tall, dominating trees? I hear mulberry trees are the way to go for these things, but if anyone has any long-term ideas that would be great also. I’m 21 and I look forward to living in this house and watching my field turn into a beautiful forest. This is my FIRST tree I’ve planted, though I remember ever since I was 16 I was growing corn and cucumbers in my mother’s backyard, so if I’m being stupid you can give me a slap on the head.
Does my tree look healthy? Do you think it will make it?