Potting bare root trees?
01-27-2013, 07:20 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Pa
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Potting bare root trees?
I am going to get a couple trees in a couple month and I was wondering if it would be ok to just plant themin a pot and then when I get a chance then plant themin the ground... I'm afraid there not going to get in ground fast enough
01-27-2013, 07:52 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northeast Nebraska USA
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Yes that is fine, we go it all the time. I work for a nursery and thats how alot of potted trees come bare root and we pot them up.... Just use a big enough pot, you dont want to cut off any more roots than you have to. Fill the pot full to the top with potting soil and soak it down with water. The soil will settle 2-3 inches after a few waterings... You can even water them with fertilizer to really get them going.
01-27-2013, 01:20 PM
#3
Typical Buck
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Location: Person Co. NC
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Do not push a bare root tree with fertilizer. Give it a year or two to get established first unless you are in a nursery and can water on demand.
Newly planted trees trying to grow fast (fertilized) is not good.
Newly planted trees trying to grow fast (fertilized) is not good.
01-28-2013, 01:12 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northeast Nebraska USA
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Where ever your planting them chances are your gonna want to water them with a water tank if possible to help them along...
