The Advantages to a Tree Planter

So, for one reason or another, you want to plant a tree. Maybe you want to add a touch of nature to your back yard. Maybe you're trying to grow a forest in the school baseball field because they refused to let you on the team again. (Those jerks!) Maybe you're trying to summon a dryad. Whatever the case happens to be, consider the advantages of using a tree planter.  
    
First and foremost, your tree planter will prevent the tree's roots from going wherever they please--say, through the pipes of your septic system. Along with this, it will protect your tree's roots from the typical types of damage you come across--many people purchase a tree sapling, or even a full grown tree, and discover that the roots are broken and busted.  A tree raised in a tree planter is also a lot easier to plop into the dirt, and typically a lot lighter, as the container will usually be filled with a bark and sand mixture, as opposed to soil.
    
Of course, no system is perfect. There is a chance that a tree planter will give your sapling root-bound syndrome, where the roots have grown in spiraling tangles around the edges of its container, effectively stunting its growth. When this happens, you have an ill baby tree, and it needs a lot of attention before you can plant it. Remove it from the tree planter, do NOT grasp it by the limbs or trunk, and do NOT slice up the root ball. Work the roots out of the tangle, much like working out a tangled ball of cords behind a computer or a tangle of yarn. Only slice through a root if you absolutely cannot untangle it.  After you've straightened the roots out, work it carefully into the soil, using a lot of water. Don’t expect it to grow correctly for the first few years; trees can suffer trauma, just like people.
    
Now that you have some idea about how to plant a tree, all you have to do is find a place to plant it.  The pitcher's mound looks awfully nice, don't you think?