Thanks guys for the information - I'm ammassing quite the folder on my desktop! - I'm looking forward to getting started actually planting!

In the website of another NY Nuresery I'm looking at - they suggest planting on a raised bed http://www.cumminsnursery.com/bareroot.htm

Has anyone else done this?

My soil is acidic too - about 5.5-6.0 - apple trees grow fairly well elsewhere on the property - should I add Lime at planting - or leave well enough alone - I've read both.