I planted 75 BRS this last Friday and Saturday on my folks place in the TX Panhandle. Planted 25 plums, 25 mulberry and 25 sawtooths. The avg. rainfall for the area is 22 in. but I planted in a draw which has several seeps and the ground stays moist year round from what I can tell. I used microrhyzal dip and bio-packs to help them get started.

My question is when should I expect these to bud out if they have survived? Also, what should I do in the future to help those which survive? (I did not have time to build any protection for them against deer, etc. The deer have plenty of green stuff to eat right now, though.)

I' m not sure what the soil temperature is although I know the farmers have started planting corn in the same area. Daytime air temps. avg. in the mid to high 70s and night time temps are in the low 50s.