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 ...

While we may not all be lucky enough to have a stunning native tree pop up in our yard, we can get pretty close to that same sense of effortless landscaping by choosing a bare root tree.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...