Trees!

Our trees are here and planted!!!  They arrived on a Wednesday afternoon.  I drove to our property after work and met my husband and dad there.  We had a limited amount of time to get it done before the sun started setting.  Forty trees is a lot to plant, but fortunately, we had done so much prep work before hand.  Brandon had gone out the day before and scooped out each hole a little bit so we could plant our trees quicker.
Each tree came in a cute little container.

Such a cute little tree.

Each tree was roughly 2 - 4 inches tall, and ready to be planted.

The holes with a bit of dirt removed for easy tree placement.

One tree place, 39 to go.

So tiny.

This is one of the larger ones.  This picture was taken mid-planting.

Gathering dirt to continue planting.

40 of 40!

By the time we were finished, the shadows were long, and the sun was setting.  But what a rewarding way to end the day.  We water the trees once a week, and have added root stimulator to almost all of them.  We will add tree food spikes soon.  We will also add mulch to protect the roots over the winter.  We are expecting that some won't make it, but I feel that we have given them the best start we possibly can.  Time will tell just how much our hard work pays off.