Are you planting trees for a fruit orchard, shade, or privacy? If you are, you'll face an inevitable dilemma when buying the saplings: whether to buy bare-root or potted trees. At a glance ...

Planting a bare-root fruit tree is a bit like laying a hopeful foundation for the seasons to come – giving roots the chance to establish and awaken. Bare-root trees, unlike potted varieties ...

If you’ve ever considered planting a tree, now is the perfect time to do so. Most trees go dormant in winter, making ...

What’s your garden wish for 2025? Bare root fruit trees, vines, roses, and other deciduous shrubs arrive in local nurseries this month. “Bare roots” are 1- to 2-year-old plants grown in the ...

THAT little rodent in Pennsylvania will let us know how long winter will last. But since it will be a new month, February is a time for many a gardener to get busy in preparation for “spring gardening ...

Bare root planting is the easiest and most cost-effective way to plant trees and shrubs. Pictured above is witch hazel, bare root on left and with container on right. Photo courtesy of Turnbull ...

The dormant season is the perfect time to plant fruit and nut trees in East Texas. With the cooler temperatures, planting now ...

The difference is that the kid is counting the change in his pocket, while I’m trying to determine where I can plant another bare-root fruit tree. Bare-root trees are only available for a short ...

Apples are the most accommodating and long lived of fruit trees, and they cope with our wet climate quite well. There are ...