Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than ...

BOISE, Idaho — Have you ever noticed at many garden centers there are some trees and shrubs in pots ready to plant, and others that aren't in any pots at all? They look just like sticks with bare, ...

If you think you don't have space to grow a fruit tree it's time to think again. Now you can get a great choice of easy and reliable small and dwarf varieties of fruit trees in bare root form that ...

Bare-root fruit starts becoming available for gardeners to plant in November. These dormant plants offer a more budget-friendly way to add fruit to your garden than buying pricier container-grown ones ...

Bare-root fruit trees don’t look like much, but there’s a lot of promise in the dormant plants. Their limbs are free of leaves and their roots have been cleaned of all soil to make shipping them ...

Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden wish for 2025? Bare root fruit trees, ...

We’ve entered the season when our gardens are starting to gradually slow down in preparation for a restful winter. We gardeners, however, can’t help but keep on pruning, planting, and planning. One ...

TOM G. ASKS: I AM GOING TO PURCHASE A COUPLE OF BAREROOT FRUIT TREES. What directions can you share so I plant them correctly? After you’ve purchased the trees, soak the roots in a bucket of water for ...