Don't be afraid of "bare root".

[Nevada Yote]

This isn't the best time to be planting bare root trees, but it can still be done. Some nurseries still send out bare root stock at all times of the year simply due to the fact that the shipping is less expensive. Planting is actually quite easy. Even keeping your bare root trees viable and healthy if they arrive before you're ready to- plant is pretty simple stuff.

If your tree(s) arrive before you're actually ready to plant, you can "heel them in". All that amounts to is covering the roots with a good layer of soil and getting that soil nice and wet. The tree(s) will stay good for a week or so until you are ready to do your planting.

In the video below, I'm planting 20 bare root "rootstock" trees for cherry and peach grafting at some later date in a raised bed. Here, in the high desert of northern Nevada, planting in my native dirt amounts to a death sentence for ANY young tree.

 

[Meadowlark]

This isn't the best time to be planting bare root trees, but it can still be done.

Like most things in gardening, it all depends on the location. Pretty much a waste of money now and going forward here in East Texas with temps soon to be over 90 deg and higher the remainder of days until fall.

The stores love to sell off their inventory of bare root now because they know otherwise it is a complete loss.

 

[oneeye]

This isn't the best time to be planting bare root trees, but it can still be done. Some nurseries still send out bare root stock at all times of the year simply due to the fact that the shipping is less expensive. Planting is actually quite easy. Even keeping your bare root trees viable and healthy if they arrive before you're ready to- plant is pretty simple stuff.

If your tree(s) arrive before you're actually ready to plant, you can "heel them in". All that amounts to is covering the roots with a good layer of soil and getting that soil nice and wet. The tree(s) will stay good for a week or so until you are ready to do your planting.

In the video below, I'm planting 20 bare root "rootstock" trees for cherry and peach grafting at some later date in a raised bed. Here, in the high desert of northern Nevada, planting in my native dirt amounts to a death sentence for ANY young tree.

Thanks for taking the time to share your project. I noticed you are in sandy loam in a raised bed. You make it look so easy with the loam. Its different where I live because the soil here is heavy clay called black gumbo. Keep us posted and this thread alive so we see how they do.

 

[berryit]

Here in north Idaho it’s to soon to plant bare root anything. I’m waiting till mid May and the threat of frost has past for my two climbing roses I bought. They are in a pot in the kitchen window for now.