{"id":15009,"date":"2009-06-12T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=15009"},"modified":"2009-06-12T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T21:45:06","slug":"we-got-tree-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/12\/we-got-tree-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"We Got Tree! (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crew from Harmony Nurseries came out and <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/12\/weve-got-tree.html\" target=\"_blank\">installed the new maple tree<\/a>&nbsp;in about an hour, with minimal damage to everything else.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a Good Thing that <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/10\/tweets-from-2009-06-10.html\" target=\"_blank\">the little flags<\/a> were placed to figure out where the utility lines are, since the original tree placement would have been smack-dab on our gas line. Shifted things over about three feet and <em>voila<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The photo here doesn&#8217;t do it justice, but a look from across the street shows that the tree suddenly adds <em>depth <\/em>and substance to that whole side the yard, which was suffering a bit from the wide, unpopulated deck and the rocky path\/swale down to the grass. Serious visual win here.<\/p>\n<p>We have to water it about 2 gallons a day for the next three weeks, to get it settled in. Fortunately, it&#8217;s on the drip line, so I can set a second cycle for that line to run daily. Everything else will be over-watered, but I think it&#8217;ll survive. I&#8217;ll install the heads on it tomorrow. The support stakes are recommended for a year and a half, so Fall 2010 (noted here for the record).<\/p>\n<p>Very happy about our new tree. Glee!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crew from Harmony Nurseries came out and installed the new maple tree&nbsp;in about an hour, with minimal damage to everything else. It&#8217;s a Good Thing that the little flags were placed to figure out where the utility lines are, since the original tree placement would have been smack-dab on our gas line. Shifted things &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/12\/we-got-tree-part-2.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;We Got Tree! 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