When is it time to plant fruit trees
What Time of Year Do You Plant Fruit Trees?
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what time of year do you plan fruit
trees
if you've decided to plant a fruit tree
or to start a home orchard with several
trees choosing the best time for
planting can be a key to success you
have a few options depending on the
climate in your areas of strength
planting works well in most locations
but you can also plant an early fall of
your winters aren't too severe the type
of tree you start with container grown
or bare root can also affect your
planting schedule
spring planting
in all parts of the United States you
could plant container-grown fruit trees
and spring plant as early as possible
whenever your soil conditions allow
digging air temperatures are still cool
by planting in early spring the tree has
time to put out new roots before the air
temperature rises and stimulates dormant
buds to swell and open if your area is
subject to sub-freezing winter
temperatures wait until the ground is no
longer frozen and you can gain easily
pick a time when the soil is lightly
moist but not soggy squeeze a clump of
soil in your hand if it holds together
but doesn't release any water it's
suitable for planting
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fala planning
Paul is also a suitable time to plant
pilot fruit trees in certain parts of
the country where winter temperatures
are moderately cold but sub-freezing
periods are shorter around for example
fall planting usually works well on US
Department of Agriculture Plant
Hardiness zone 10 where winter
temperatures fall as low as 30 degrees
Fahrenheit for short periods planning
during cool fall temperatures minimizes
stress on the young tree while allowing
enough time for roots to grow before
winter arrives the tree enters dormancy
over winter then puts out strong new
growth the following spring fall
planting also lets the tree of boiling
hot drying temperatures of summer
lettuce prim planted tree encounters
bare root trees
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fruit trees are often available from
nurseries or volume centers as buried
specimens there unpiloted dormant with
no green top growth whether purchased in
spring or fall
these trees must be planted as soon as
possible to avoid drying of the roots
which can jeopardize the trees ability
to grow wrap the roots in a wet towel
until planting and set the tree into the
garden within a day or two a purchase if
planting must be delayed you can
temporarily heal in the tree for a week
or two by digging a shallow trench
covering roots with soil or compost and
keeping them moist until planting
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planting and watering
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planted a tree in a hole that's about
twice the size of the root ball for bare
root trees the root cluster keeping the
plant at the same depth as it was
planted previously if it's a grafted
tree ensure that the grafting scar in
two to four inches above the soil
orienting the notch left protrudes at
the graft union toward the Northeast
this minimizes Sun score partially
backfill the hole with compost amended
soil tamp it down
flood the hole with water to remove air
pockets around the roots then finish
filling the hole in water of the tree
again water the tree every few days for
the first several weeks then provides
supplemental water as needed aiming for
at least one inch of water weekly
including rain during the first few
seasons
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