Whenever we transplant plants in the garden, but especially trees and shrubs of any size, we want to do what we can to ensure that their roots will establish well and grow out into the new soil around where they're planted to ensure the long-term success of the plant where we've put it in our gardens. One of the ways that we can encourage new root growth and the establishment of healthy roots is to use a root stimulator. There are two different types of root stimulators available. One of those contains a plant hormone that will encourage new root growth. The other includes microorganisms that begin to inhabit the root and ensure that the plant can take up water and nutrients establishing that new root system in the soil surrounding the plant. In order to apply this, the label tells me that we should put on about three and a half tablespoons per gallon of water and I brought about two gallons of water out here with us. But now that we've added the root stimulator to the water, all we have to do is pour this water around the root system. We will ensure that new roots begin to grow out into the soil around the tree. This should cut down on transplant shock of the tree and it should ensure that there's a healthy root system on this recently transplanted tree. And as every gardener knows, a good tree or plant is established from the ground up. This has been Donna Quinn with the University of Wyoming Extension.