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of composted manure let's get it planted you do not want to bury up past the root graft if you do that you will expose the stalk of the tree the actual limb of the tree and you'll get a full sized apple tree now if you want a full size apple tree that's great if you want a dwarf apple tree which will be a little bit smaller a little more manageable then don't bury it up past the graft site get nice and dirty today now the final step is we want to kind of step in and we want to mash down around our tree so that it sets in there nice and secure we don't want any air pockets air pockets are the enemy okay so that's it that's how we're planting the trees we've got several more to get planted here so we're going to go ahead and get busy get our trees in the ground guys I hope you learned a little bit of something here on the Stoney Ridge farm today I thank you for joining me just having a little bit of fun with the tractor and planting some apple trees thanks a lot come on back and see me click that like button don't forget that leave a comment down below if you have any questions or any suggestions and don't forget to click the little bell down there and I'll notify you when I post a new video here on the farm thanks