Step 7: Measure for the depth of the hole.
To figure out how deep you need to make the hole, use the shovel blade to estimate the depth from the bottom of the root ball to the top of the root crown. The root crown is where the roots meet the trunk of the tree. The depth of the hole should be just two to three inches deeper than the height from the bottom of the tree’s root ball to the root crown, which will allow a few inches of rich soil to be added underneath the roots before planting the tree. When the tree is properly planted, the level ground surrounding the tree should be just below the tree’s root crown.
 Use the shovel to determine the hole depth.
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