Follow these easy steps to plant your Yoshino Flowering Cherry Tree
The Yoshino Flowering Cherry grows best in a sunny site with well drained soil. It is also best to avoid low areas or places where cold air settles. Dig your hole about twice the diameter of the root system and slightly shallower than the root ball. To allow the roots to easily penetrate the walls of the hole, use your shovel or other garden tool to scrape the soil on the sides of the hole.
Next, gently separate the roots with your fingers or a blunt garden tool and guide them downward in the hole. Adjust the tree so that the best side of your Yoshino Flowering Cherry tree is where you want it. Make sure the tree is straight up in the hole (a level is very helpful here). The root ball should be about an inch above the surrounding soil.
Apply water as you backfill the hole with soil to remove any air pockets. Water your Yoshino Cherry well after the transplant is complete. It is recommended that you mulch around the tree to a depth of 2"-3" keeping a small circle around the tree trunk that is not covered with mulch.