PLANTING GUIDE
1,3 m (51’’)
1.5 L • 6 cups treats 12 plants of 1 gallon
4 L • 16 cups treats 32 plants of 1 gallon 8
2. PREPARE
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1,3 m (51’’)
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8
1
7
1
6
2
Container grown trees and shrubs can be planted anytime from
spring until fall, as long as the ground is thawed. Keep trees and
shrubs protected during transport and leave them in a shaded area
until planting.
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2
3. PLANT
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5
LARGE CALIPER TREES AND CONIFERS
3
4
3
• Dig a hole as deep as the root ball and twice as wide as the container
or root ball.
60 cm (23,6’’)
60 cm (23,6’’)
• Completely remove all non-biodegradable packaging or, if your plant is
in a tree basket with its roots wrapped in burlap, remove wire basket
as well as the upper half of the burlap. In all cases, make sure not to
damage the root ball.
HOW MUCH?
APPLICATION CHART
Container Size (gallons)
Quantity of MYKE® (cups)
APPLICATION
CHART
1
Container
size
1 gallon
2
1
3 to 5
2
Shrub
Height
6 to 7
8 to 10
11 to 15
16 to020to
11 in
• Loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole and fill it one-third full with
good quality planting soil. Place the tree in the hole. Make sure that the
top of the rootball is flush with the top of the hole.
0.5
2.5
Deciduous
Quantity
of MYKE®
3
Tree Height
3.5
0 to 29 in
1254ml
1/2 cup
2 gallons
21 to12
25 to
23 in
30 to 47 in
2506 ml
1 cup
3 gallons
26 to24
30 to
35 in
48 to 53 in
3758 ml
1 ½ cups
36 to 47 in
54 to 72 in
500 ml
2 cups
625 ml
2 ½ cups
5 gallons
31 to 45
7 gallons
46 +
Caliper (inches)
48 to 59 in
Caliper (mm)
10
12
Quantity of MYKE® (cups)
10 gallons
1 to 1.5
60 to2571toin
40
7504 ml
3 cups
1.6 to 2
15 gallons
50
72 to4189toin
8756 ml
3 ½ cups
2.1 to 2.5
20 gallons
2.6 to 3
Caliper
3.1 to 4
4.1 +
51 to 65
90 to 108 in
1L
66 to 75
8
10
Quantity
of MYKE®
12
76 to 100
101 +
15
25 to 40 mm
1 to 1.5 in
41 to 50 mm
1.6 to 2 in
51 to1265
mm
to 23
2.1 to12.5
in
to 1.9
30 to 59
2L
to 35
66 to2475
mm
2.9
2.6 to23toin
60 to 89
2.5 L
3 to 3.9
90 to 119
4 to 4.9
120 to 149
3L
Height (inches)
0 to 11
36 to 47
Height (feet)
Height (cm)
0 to 0.9
0 to 29
76 to 100 mm
3.1 to 4 in
100 mm
and +
60 to 71
4.1 in5and
to 5.9+
48 to 59
4 cups
150 to 180
1L
4 cups
Quantity of MYKE® (cups)
1.5 L
3.75 L
6 cups
0.5
18 cups
1.5
10
cups
2
12 cups
2.5
315
72 to 89
6 to 7.4
181 to 226
3.5
90 to 108
7.5 to 9
227 to 275
4
cups
FOLLOW 6 EASY STEPS
1. PLAN
Select trees that grow well in your climate and soil type. Be sure
to consider the plant’s hardiness zone. Each species has a different
tolerance to late spring and early fall frosts, flooding, and drought.
• Apply MYKE® TREE & SHRUB, following the Application Chart and
recommendations on the package. New roots must be in contact with
MYKE®, so make sure to spread it all around the root ball.
• Incorporate the garden center’s recommended fertilizer into the soil
you’ll use to fill the planting hole. Fill the hole with the soil-fertilizer mix,
making sure you press firmly without compacting around the root ball.
• Finish filing the hole with the remaining soil and build up a watering
ring approximately 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) high all around the root ball.
Fill the ring with water so it will drain down and water the roots.
• Apply 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) in of mulch over the planting zone.
Keep a 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) in radius around the trunk free of mulch.
• Stake if necessary. Fix the trunk to the stake with a strap.
SMALL SHRUBS
Repeat the same procedure as for large caliper trees and conifers.
4. WATER
Each tree and shrub species has specific watering requirements so
water them according to the garden center’s instructions.
5. FERTILIZE
Use recommended fertilizers for trees and shrubs in spring and
again at mid-season. Fertilizers help trees grow and withstand
drought, disease, and insects.
6. PROTECT
Trees or shrubs planted in areas with little snow accumulation or at
the edge of their hardiness zone may need good winter protection.
Ask for details at your garden center.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
MYKE® 5-YEAR WARRANTY PROGRAM
1. MYKE® Tree and Shrub warranty (hereinafter referred to as “MYKE® warranty”) is aimed at
indemnifying customers for the loss of a tree or shrub in the event of the death of such tree
or shrub, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. For the MYKE® warranty to
apply, the customer must have used the MYKE® TREE AND SHRUB product and have followed
the recommendations indicated in the MYKE® Planting Guide. For the purpose of the MYKE®
warranty, the term “customer” shall mean individual, excluding employees and agents acting for
municipalities and cities.
2. The tree or shrub must have been planted in accordance with the planting instructions described in
the MYKE® Planting Guide and in accordance with proper generally recognized horticultural usage.
Notably, but not exhaustively, the customer must have respected growth requirements for trees
and shrubs such as drainage, winter protection and adequate watering and must have respected
the particularities of the climate zone where the tree or shrub was planted.
3. In order for the MYKE® warranty to apply, the customer shall remit to the merchant the dead
tree or shrub. The customer shall also provide the original proof of purchase of the tree or shrub
as well as the MYKE® TREE AND SHRUB product. Both purchased items must appear on the
same sales slip or receipt.
4. The indemnity provided for herein is not cashable and is limited, at merchant’s discretion, to: (1)
replacement of the tree or shrub with same type of tree or shrub, one time only; or (2) a credit
applicable on an equivalent purchase, for an amount equal to the price of the tree or shrub
(excluding any other costs), up to a maximum amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per tree
or shrub.
5. MYKE® warranty only applies to trees or shrubs covered by the merchant’s regular warranty, all
subjected to the exclusions set forth in MYKE® warranty program.
6. MYKE® warranty doesn’t replace merchant’s regular warranty which shall apply exclusively during
the first year following the purchase of the tree or shrub. Upon expiration of merchant’s regular
warranty, MYKE® warranty will apply and will be in force for a period of four (4) years, but the
MYKE® warranty will expire at the latest on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the purchase of the tree
or shrub. The merchant is responsible for the application of this warranty.
7. This warranty does not apply to annuals, bulbs, perennials, bare-root trees, aquatic and tropical
plants, azaleas, blueberry trees and rhododendrons. Moreover, the merchant reserves the right to
not include other trees or shrubs species they consider too difficult to be covered by the warranty.
This warranty does not apply if the death of the tree or shrub is attributable to an incurable disease.
8. This warranty does not apply to damages caused by natural disasters or extreme weather
conditions.
9. This warranty does not apply when damages to the tree or shrub were caused by the act of a
person, animal or insects, or by wrongdoing, vandalism, negligence or otherwise.