If you have chosen trees, shrubs or perennials you’d like to add to your garden this spring, consider trying to buy them as ...

In addition, some species of trees and shrubs may not be available or do not respond well as a bare root plant, and/or some nurseries may not have trees available for bare root retail sale at all.

The most significant downsides to bare-root trees are their limited window of availability, and short planting time frame. Nurseries dig up and ship these trees while they're still dormant.