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Hello!

I collected a beautifully curved breech from a natural breech forest (in southern Sweden) and I took it home. Of course, i dug it out with a chunk of it's native soil.
I was deep in the forest, and it took me time to get home - in fact, an entire day.

Once home, I noticed the earth was quite dry, so I put the entire chuck, wrapped in a perforated plastic bag in water and let it soak for a while. I took it out 30 minutes later and let it sit for the night in a protected place outdoors.

Now, I unwrapped the plastics. The earth was still very muddy and damp, and I didn't know what to do next. Temporarily, the breech sits in a small plastic pot with its native soil, roots crammed, waiting for what should happen next.

I have absolutely no clue as to what breeches want soil mixture-wise. I read some articles and decided on 50% cat litter, 25% organic, and 25% gravel. Is this wise?

Can you give me more tips on how to give the tree a good start? Should I eliminate natural parasites, or let them be?

Posting a picture or two of the tree would help.

Here's a pic.

What about the soil? I'm really worried and would want to pot it properly this evening. I live close to a store and only need tips on soil mix and if cat litter is needed.

Is it compulsory to use a wooden box, or is plastics good aswell? Is it of great importance that the pot is much larger than the root volume?

Thanks for the picture.
This is a beech tree. I collected a few last year. Beech grow slow and heal slowly, so be careful when cutting large branches.
If I were you I wouldn't worry too much about anything but putting this tree in it's pot to recover. It is a small tree and needs time to grow
You don't NEED to use cat litter, it's just for drainage.When using cat litter you have to be very careful. Some litter breaks down into mud. Do a test first. put the litter in water for a day or so. If it holds up it's okay. I use a product called oil dry from napa auto.
There are many different soil mixes that people swear by. What ever you decide on make sure it drains well.
Good luck.\
Here is my beech, I re-potted it last month.

The soil you have it in really looks fine, I don't worry too much about soil, for different soil types I water differently, for faster draining soils I make sure i water more often and so on. What is a little bit important is a fairly fine soil mixture to promote fine root growth. It is not of much importance for a larger pot, but a larger pot will be able to support a larger root system and roots=growth; lots of people just put their trees in the ground for a few years so they can thicken up.

Thanks for all the answers guys!

How can I, in a proper way, determine a soil that drains well? E.g. how many days need to pass (maximum) between watering to know the soil drains adequately?

A well draining soil would be if you pour a substantial amount of water in the pot and much of the water flows freely out the bottom of the pot. Im not so sure with your question, I don't know whats adequate or not, only what works for me. Some of the slower draining soils I have only water the pot every 4 days or so, but that's in a fairly big pot.

The most important thing ive learnt with watering and sort of a general rule is let the soil become close to drying out before you water again, (slightly damp) this is perfect for most plants, but some plants thrive when the soil drys out completely. I havent had that much experience, but im hoping what im saying is right and some of the more experienced people will agree with me haha.

Well draining soil....soil that isn't compact. if water pools on the top of the soil it's not well draining.
All trees have different needs.