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Understanding and conserving the diversity of the County Durham Landscape

Planting Trees

Planting Guide

Tree planting is a simple operation but many schemes end in failure due to poor plant handling and aftercare. Guidelines on the choice of plant stock, ground preparation, timing of planting, plant handling, planting methods, use of stakes and ties and application of mulches can be found in ‘Tree Planting’ - a technical guidance card produced by Durham County Council. This can be downloaded below in pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this information. Alternatively you can obtain a paper copy from the Landscape team.

PDF IconTreeplanting.pdf (6 pages, 216kb)

Species Selection

Information on species selection, trees and shrubs native to County Durham, and trees and shrubs not native to County Durham can be found in the Woodlands and Forestry Guidelines,

Further Information

Further information on tree care and management, can be found on the following websites: